Cape Town – Experts warn that Eskom’s power cuts could have a disastrous affect on agriculture which could result in food shortages and a spike in food prices.
According to the Sunday Times, CEO of Potato South Africa Andre Jooste said workers in pack houses could not work during load shedding.
This, he said, creates backlogs, which in turn creates problems as produce has a limited shelf life.
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Limpopo’s department of education needs more than R100 million to get all the textbooks it needs to avert a crisis in 2015.
Two senior provincial government officials have told City Press that only half the books needed for 2015’s pupils had actually been bought.
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Man of the Match Lehlohonolo Majoro was naturally upbeat after scoring twice in Orlando Pirates’ 4-0 demolition of Ajax Cape Town on Saturday night.
Siyabonga Sangweni and Kermit Erasmus were also on target at Orlando Stadium as Bucs ended a four-game winless run to climb to fifth in the Absa Premiership standings with 22 points.
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