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load shedding A nuisance for the rich, disastrous for the poor

While South Africa is a beautiful country and rich in resources, it finds itself plagued with a multitude of problems. Top of everyone’s list is the loathed “load shedding”.

We don’t have enough energy capacity for everyone’s needs. Or so we’re told.

Much has been written about the impact of load shedding on business, but there’s been little interest in investigating the impact on the working class and poor

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