Power cuts slashed potential size of SA's economy by a fifth, says PIC | Business

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Power cuts due to load shedding have reduced the potential size of South Africa’s economy by almost a fifth since they started being imposed around 2008, according to an energy specialist at Africa’s biggest fund manager. | News24_Business

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Outages can be expected every week this year and if the inadequate electricity generation situation isn’t addressed the prospects for economic growth will be dismal, Lungile Mashele, sector specialist for energy and infrastructure at the Public Investment Corp., told a conference in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Mashele, whose organisation manages R2.55 trillion, said outages are affecting everything from the timing of surgeries and the slaughtering of chickens to mining production volumes. No power, no electricity – everything shuts down.Marginal underground precious metal mines may close, leading to lower export earnings and job losses.

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_Business The ANC can't care less. As long as those at the top can eat.

_Business Viva ANC government!

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_Business Wakanda Forever 🤣🤣

_Business Frightening how many jobs these loadsheddings have destroyed.

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_Business Thank goodness candles are not powered by electricity.

_Business Is it blecks

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VehicleTrackerz _Business Why say a fifth and not 20%? -20% is massive. CyrilRamaphosa useless.

_Business Viva ANC viva, viva cadre deployment viva,

_Business 2 add salt 2 wounds, almost every1 is jumping on the bandwagon 2 hide their inefficiencies using rolling blackouts as an excuse! Wonder when the insurance companies r going 2 hang small business out to dry? Ppl r getting their food contracts cut coz small shops fridges r failing

_Business Not power cuts. Piss poor governance. The ANC fkd up.

_Business All these stats and business impact analysis either falls on deaf ears of the corrupt or cannot be comprehended by the ignoramuses. Hence we see the inaction to redress the situation.

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