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Can Friday's Energy Indaba Actually Stop the Bleeding? This Friday, KwaDukuza hosts a high-stakes Energy Loss Indaba, with Eskom, NERSA, COGTA and SALGA all in the room. But we have had audits and plans before and still continue to lose nearly a third of our power. The question everyone is asking is what makes this indaba different from the talk-shops that came before it, and will it bring a real plan or one more signed document?
20 Aug English South Africa News · News Commentary

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