These days, the talk in South Africa is all about “load-shedding”, the official euphemism for nationwide rolling blackouts that have been around for years but have drastically worsened in recent months—and are leaving millions without power for up to six hours a day.
“A lot of people are suffering,” said Rodney Banda, a barista at the Village Hub in the surfing enclave of Scarborough near Cape Town, where the inability to prepare food has led many customers to stay away.
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