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Lights Out | Fight against harrowing food wastage butchered by load shedding

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Businesses, including butcheries, have had to discard hundreds and thousands worth of products because of load shedding.
Businesses, including butcheries, have had to discard hundreds and thousands worth of products because of load shedding.

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Households and businesses in the food and catering industry have been forced to dispose of rotten food items because of load shedding. 

With the steep inflation rate, consumers will have to contend with spending more money on groceries and food items and eventually discard them as power outages are set to continue for years to come – which could mean that the 10 million tonnes of food wasted in the country every year could increase. 

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