IRMSA: National blackout unlikely but load shedding could get worse

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A round-up of news updates, including a look at whether a total grid collapse in SA is likely, government’s new taxi recapitalisation plan and calls for the suspension of Shamila Batohi.

9 May 2023 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

SA child poverty crisis deepens

Fuel fears threaten SA’s citrus export season. Best-case vs worst-case scenarios for the next 6-12 months – and what South Africans should watch. Water cuts mirror load shedding’s economic toll. And SA brand value soars as banking, retail and telecoms dominate.

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[TOP STORY] Vet groups challenge FMD vaccine rollout over fairness and access fears

‘That version of the scheme indicated quite a few areas that were concerning to the veterinarians, mainly, centralising some very key issues to a particular organisation,’ says Dr Ziyanda Majokweni, president of the South African Veterinary Association.

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IRMSA: National blackout unlikely but load shedding could get worse

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