t w's christine mando, reports from johannesburg. this generator is keeping tandal, mobiles, business running. but the backup power solution is not a cheap one and it's costing a whole lot more to continue serving the local summer favorite in so little be a fortunate that we have invested in a generator pads. the costs of running a sewer took remedy have grown because we be need to purchase a petrol annette regular basis. the past few weeks has seen some of the worst power cuts on record in south africa with the pow utility s. com. rolling out nationwide blackouts locally referred to as low shedding for up to as much as 10 hours a day. even hospitals have not been spared. and it does affect a lot of our equipment that we do have on site. for example, like i have mentioned, we have our elevators that are obviously put on to the generators which keep going on and off. i would have also put patients in very dangerous situations and by being inside, they're not being able to be able to get out in a country that already has high levels of