To any credible. Welcome to a. W. Business owners lose patience. On the countrys energy crisis. Boris johnson. Says. At home and abroad. Is business Africa Africa business. As well and we start in south africa where the government has made it urgent call to the Energy Industry to help find extra capacity. Crisis states of eskom was the main subject South Africans have been dealing with the worst power for a decade this week paralyzing business across the country. How do you run a cafe in a blackout no lights no coffee machine no electricity. Businesswoman mike spear speaks from experience when she says you cant. Coffees and t. s are afflicted review the boxes of 2000 rand if we morning if it happens in the mornings even afternoons people want they want ever just because make toast to cheeses we cant use any of those devices either mike his business is a victim of the rolling blackouts that this week reached a new level of severity made worse by flooding there were enough to force presi
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