Blackout report paints a bleak picture of hopeless South Africans

BrandMapp and SilverstoneCIS find out how the middle class have been affected, how they are feeling and dealing with power cuts

14 March 2023 - 20:39

Load-shedding makes most South Africans feel despondent about the future of the country. This is according to the latest study by BrandMapp and SilverstoneCIS, which looked at the effects of rolling blackouts on the country’s taxpaying base...

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