
A dark passage during a power outage in a Johannesburg shopping centre, Thursday, June 30, 2022. South Africans are struggling in the dark to cope with increased power cuts that have hit households and businesses across the country. The rolling power cuts have been experienced for years but this week the country’s state-owned power utility Eskom extended them so that some residents and businesses have gone without power for more than 9 hours a day. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
July 2, 2022
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July 2, 2022 1:30 p.m.
South Africans struggle in the dark to cope with power cuts
Small and large businesses have had to close down for prolonged periods or spend large amounts for diesel fuel to operate generators