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Checkers has advertised in two UK and Australian newspapers to remind South African expats that the “grass is certainly not greener on the other side” when it comes to the cost of champagne and rump steak.
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Deciduous fruit farmer Heinie du Toit frets as the worst power cuts on record threaten to take the shine off his apple and pear crops destined for foreign markets.
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South Africa's sugar industry is set to lose more than R700m this year due to load-shedding, according to data compiled by SA Canegrowers.
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Tholakele Jiyane got her first job in construction in 2019 and it came with the perks – from accommodation to petrol card and electricity.
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Erratic electricity supplies affect poultry ventilation systems, slaughter schedules and chicken processing. Delayed slaughter schedules also lead to additional feeding costs.
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The Agricultural Business Chamber has called for "less severe" load-shedding stages in areas under irrigation and for food-processing facilities.
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For nine years from 2008, the New Jerusalem Angels of God church members would contribute R20 every month towards a year-end function.
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The government has a plan to improve energy provision that will end the need for any power cuts within the next 12-18 months, finance minister Enoch Godongwana.said on Monday.
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The Black Business Council (BBC) has warned that electricity blackouts and the 18,65% tariff increase would lead to more jobs being lost as small businesses buckled under the weight of Eskom's stage 6 loadshedding.
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Workers at several Eskom power stations in Mpumalanga want SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers to do more to protect the utility's infrastructure. "They should be inside the premises and guarding the property inside as well," said an employee at Duvha power station. "We have had an incident where there was an attempt to steal copper cables while the army was here.
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A 44-year-old man is in critical condition in Osindisweni Hospital, Ethekwini after he was mauled by his neighbour’s two pit bulls.
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The DA has called on theThekwini municipality to exempt some Durban suburbs from load-shedding after 40 hours without power.
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An embargo on trucks offloading at the port of Richards Bay during the festive season caused high traffic volumes and backlogs of vehicles waiting to be serviced.
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Arena Academy and the School of Entrepreneurship are giving away bursaries to the 4LIFE Entrepreneurship Mastery Programme worth R19,995 each
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Italian energy group Eni and gas grid operator Snam have clinched a partnership to jointly manage their assets in the gas pipelines connecting Algeria to Italy, the companies said on Tuesday.
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Zambia has started rationing electricity supply to mining firms following reduced power generation after a big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba, the chair of state-owned power utility Zesco said on Tuesday.
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When Tsakani Kevin Khoza realised that he was selling cows to the same clients who had bereavements almost every second week, he thought it must be costly for them and decided to create packages to ease the burden.
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Kenya Airways is experiencing flight disruptions due to delays in securing aircraft components required for maintenance.
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Households and fast food lovers will soon find themselves paying more for chicken as loadshedding continues to disrupt production and supply of chicken at popular fast food eateries across the country.
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Twitter Inc on Tuesday said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue.