Load shedding will be over, permanently, by 2025, says business grouping

Load shedding will be over but for Stage 1 by the end of this year and will be permanently ended by the end of 2025, says Business4SA, a private-sector initiative to assist the government in key areas. 

The B4SA initiative, which was first started to help the government fight the Covid-19 pandemic, has work streams to deal with energy, logistics, and crime and corruption prevention. The work streams are chaired by the government and supported by business, which provides millions of rands to provide technical experts and consultants.

The initiative briefed journalists on Thursday on the progress made over the past 18 months.