Pennies down the drain for local businesses

The current load shedding situation has gone past the point of being funny or a light matter.

Eskom’s two crucial power plants remain under pressure and South Africans are left buying extra candles and new gas stoves.

While every house is ridden with the roll-out of blackout, the people that are certainly suffering where it hurts most, are local business owners.

Business owners in Honeydew openly expressed their frustration with the load shedding schedule, which is often inconsistent, and their hopelessness over the loss in revenue.