Sandton City, one of South Africa’s largest shopping centers, suffered more than its peers as a result of load shedding , according to a spokesperson from Liberty Properties, the owner of Sandton City. One of the reasons for this is that Sandton City is a direct customer of Eskom.
Several business owners admitted that January 2008 [...]

Continue reading...

Global mining giant BHP Billiton is to cut aluminium production by a 120 000 tons per annum as a result of South Africa’s power crisis. The total monetary value of the lost production is R3 Billion at current market prices. This will obviously impact on BHP Billiton’s bottom line , but of more concern is [...]

Continue reading...