Blackouts killing off small businesses

Once thriving Soweto enterprises grind to a halt in 9-month outage

09 May 2022 - 07:08

By Mpho Koka

For 20 years Amos Vilakazi’s tuckshop enjoyed decent business with about 300 customers a week and making R3,000 in profit – but it all fell apart nine months ago when a local transformer blew up.

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