Consumers will face much higher prices unless the government urgently finds solutions to the power cuts that are crippling the economy, an industry group has warned.
Some of South Africa's biggest consumer goods firms have written an open letter to the President, warning of looming shortages of critical products due to loadshedding.
The country's largest consumer companies have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to scrap the sugar tax and suspend fuel levies to help businesses cope with load shedding.