DStv Channel 403 Monday, 10 February 2025

SA’s electricity crisis | Small businesses closing down daily

JOHANNESBURG - The time for consultation is over and urgent action is needed if government is serious about tackling rolling blackouts.

This is according to the Black Business Council, which says businesses -- especially smaller ones -- do not have the time to wait for continuous consultations.

READ: SA's Electricity Crisis | Unions and civil society doubt new move

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced various interventions, including the appointment of an electricity minister to tackle the crisis.

"When you are in a crisis you can't consult continuously; there must be a time when you take a decision," said BBC CEO Kganki Matabane.

"And that's why we are saying let's be decisive we can't be consulting for six months."

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