South African business sentiment has hit “rock bottom” and the economy could follow suit into contraction if load shedding continues in the next few weeks.
This was the word from Efficient Group economist Dawie Roodt this week as the country groaned under the burden of Eskom’s Stage 4 load shedding schedule and businesses in the transport sector improvised by seeking alternative solutions to keep the lights on during the rolling blackouts.
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