Pietermaritzburg – It is the uncertainty of not knowing when load shedding kicks in that affects businesses, according to a business chamber.

Over 50 Pietermaritzburg Chamber of Business (PCB) members tackled this issue on Wednesday, a day when stage 1 load shedding was implemented from 10:00 until 14:00.

The group said that under the current circumstances, businesses were not able to plan when they could switch off their machinery to prepare for load shedding, and workers were not given enough notice in terms of their work schedule.

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