Ahead of the national budget – to be tabled on Wednesday – the SBI calls on Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, to support small businesses and their employees, households and families battling high cost of living and load shedding. “We appeal to the minister to spell out how government will be supporting South Africans from the effects of the 18% tariff increase which was granted by the regulator to Eskom. This increase, if effected, will worsen the hardship of households which are suffering .
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In 2007 South Africa experienced its first bout of load shedding, a whopping 16 years ago. Little did we know that this was the first hint of a new normal for our country.
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