Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams Promises To Find Relief To lessen Impact Of Load-Shedding On Small Businesses

By: Zilungile Mkhize

Small Business Development minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, has vowed to find solutions to lessen the impact of load-shedding on small businesses.

Ndabeni-Abrahams and the agencies in her department are urgently working on an energy relief package for the small, medium, informal and micro sectors.

The ministry’s spokesperson, McIntosh Polela, says several small businesses do not have alternative power sources and are forced to pause trading during power outages.