South Africa Unplugged
South Africa produces almost half of Africa's electricity, but it is struggling with rolling blackouts. Neal Razzell reports on what has been called a national crisis.
South Africa is in crisis as the national electricity generator, Eskom, struggles to provide an adequate power supply and rolling blackouts hit the country on a regular basis. As Neal Razzell reports, there's now concern that jobs and growth are at risk from the power cuts, and the ruling ANC - which blames the problem on inheriting an apartheid-era network designed only for the white population - stands accused of complacency and incompetence.
Michael Gallagher producing.
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A life without electricity
South Africans are plugging in for the first time.
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