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NWK asks Eskom to restore power to Lichtenburg

he demise of South Africa’s municipalities and the ever-decreasing capacity to deliver basic services such as electricity are increasingly impacting on local consumers’ ability to afford food and compromises food security, according to Dr Johan Willemse, an independent agricultural economist.

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