south africa's main electricity supply at eskom can't provide enough power to meet the country's energy needs eskom is currently rotating blackouts lasting several hours across the country leaving businesses like these leather restore working in the dark. because if everything goes down because you don't like my idea. because there. was a formula that or. even simple things like filling up a car with a tank of fuel doesn't work if there's no electricity to pump the petrol luckily for drivers these petrol station has a generator is a backup but it's a pricey alternative for the business. getting on like this we would really be affected even if people right luckily we've got it you know right there we are selfish dining. when it comes to power but we did something that we did in project for keeping south africa's economy pumping would prove difficult if we can keep the power on i'm joined now by ronald energy analyst in johannesburg south africa welcome to. the africa mr childcare you've said south africa's have a crisis is a manmade crisis what do you mean by that. yes that's correct the

south africa's main electricity supply at eskom can provide enough power to meet the country's energy needs eskom is currently rotating blackouts lasting several hours across the country leaving businesses like this lead to restore a working in the uk. he grows and. grows out of economic matters india. has the. most affordable that or. even simple things like filling up a car with a tank of fuel doesn't work if there's no electricity to pump the petrol luckily for drive as these petrol station has a generator is a backup but it's a pricey alternative for the business. if you get it on like this we would really be affected even if people right luckily we've got a dinner i. selfish dining. when it comes to power but really it's something that we didn't budget for keeping south africa's economy pumping will prove difficult if we can keep the power on. our chinese or president xi jinping has started the five day tour of europe which will take him to italy france and monaco she's playing to touch down in rome earlier today italy is seen as a promising partner for china's belt and road infr

no end in sight for south african power cuts state utility eskom continues to suffer capacity constraints following the massive cyclon which hit south africa's electricity imports from mozambique. also on the show as more and more people leave rural regions can rooftop gardens help feed south africa's booming cities. africa want to get jones good to have you with us and was starting with a fallout from the powerful side clone that hit mozambique killing hundreds of people and leaving a trail of destruction across ways of south east africa the damage to mozambique and infrastructure including pylons that carry power to neighboring countries may take weeks this has exacerbated rolling power outages in south africa where state owned utility eskom is struggling to bring forty generating units back on line. cold beer sorry you're out of luck there's been no electricity for hours. thankfully the kitchen has gas burners and there's still some daylight. but this small johannesburg restaurant it's a matter of life and death some days there are numerous power cuts they've already thrown away five h

no end in sight for south africans power cuts state utility eskom continues to suffer capacity constraints following the months of cyclon which hit south africa's electricity imports from mozambique. also on the show as more and more people leave floral regions can the rooftop gardens help feed of south africa's booming cities. welcome to do business africa want to get jones good to have you with us and was starting. the fallout from the powerful cycling that hit mozambique killing hundreds of people and leaving a trail of destruction across ways of south east africa the damage to mozambique and infrastructure including pylons that carry power to neighboring countries may take weeks this has exacerbated running power outages in south africa where state owned utility eskom is struggling to bring faulty generating units back online. cold beer sorry you're out of luck there's been no electricity for hours. thankfully the kitchen has gas burners and there's still some daylight. for this small johannesburg restaurant it's a matter of life and death some days there are numerous power cuts they'v

energy needs eskom is currently rotating blackouts lasting several hours across the country leaving businesses like this leather restore working in the uk. to grow as if it were without clothes you don't make much arcadia. because there. was a lot of that or. even simple things like filling up a car with a tank of fuel doesn't work if there's no electricity to pump the petrol luckily for drivers these petrol station has a generator is a backup but it's a pricey alternative for the business. if you get it on like this we would really be effective in that it be quite luckily we've got a general idea self-sustaining. when it comes to power but we need something that we didn't project for keeping south africa's economy pumping will prove difficult if it can't keep the power on. the day is world down syndrome day one child in every thousand across the world is born with a genetic condition that means millions are affected in many still struggle to integrate fully in society but there are exceptions and that takes us to a cafe in the arabian capital tehran there you can get a cup of coffe

politicians say years of corruption and mismanagement at the state endemic tricity company called eskom are to blame he was at the center of numerous corruption scandals throughout the nine year rule of former president jacob zuma investigators say he was corruption that caused stagnation of the whole economy it's come in many ways a microcosm of that there is a lot of you know policy uncertainty in this country and it's policy uncertainty which is generated by in effect creating a policy environment that suits the looting of the economy rather than investment in the economy and its foreign investment one hundred billion dollars of it the president said will run oppose a promised since he took over just a very year ago along with tackling corruption in creating jobs we recognize as do all south africans that i want greatest efforts to end poverty unemployment and inequality well i too have a little unless we tackle state kept and corruption in all its manifestations and in the areas of public life. general elections it due in two months time oppose their needs to convince people his a.n

problem in south africa for example rolling blackouts are impacting many businesses ability to operate eskom is one of the biggest power utilities in the world buss it's technically insolvent and the crisis there is putting livelihoods at risk as malcolm webb reports from johannesburg. it's a problem for almost all businesses from mines to shops to trees like this one when did you know you can see it in your production any. need to see some of it will come to work. not doing the way the people will just tell me when the power cuts the machines stop the lights go out and then the factory depends on this generates it be able to run it become a common sight in south african factories and businesses but it's not powerful enough to run all of the machines and it guzzles fuel that slows down production and pushes up costs power stations have been struggling to keep up with demand economists and opposition politicians say yes' of corruption and mismanagement at the state endemic tricity company called eskom to blame he was at the center of numerous corruption scandals throughout the nine year rule

politicians say years of corruption and mismanagement at the state endemic tricity company called eskom are to blame he was at the center of numerous corruption scandals throughout the nine year rule of former president jacob zuma investigators say he was corruption that caused stagnation of the whole economy it's come in many ways a microcosm of that there is a lot of you know policy uncertainty in this country and it's policy uncertainty which is generated by in effect creating a policy environment that suits the looting of the economy rather than investment in the economy and its foreign investment one hundred billion dollars of it the president said will run oppose the promised since he took over just a very year ago along with tackling corruption in creating jobs we recognize as do or south africans that i want greatest efforts to end poverty unemployment and inequality well i know unless we tackle stagecraft and corruption in all its very first stations and in the areas of public life. general elections it due in two months time oppose their needs to convince people his a.n.c. gov

across south africa have been told to expect more power cuts this week a state electricity company eskom struggles to cope with capacity shortages the embattled firm has experienced repeated faults of power stations ranging from low water levels to diesel fuel shortages problems were compounded on sunday after electricity imports from site clone had to mozambique stopped south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has pledged to invest one point six billion dollars a year into the company that is if he is reelected in may. but everyone talks about gender equality here in europe but are we also walking the walk not when it comes to equal pay men and women nowadays often pursue the same kind of careers from taxi drivers to doctors and nor yes but one men and women doing the exact same jobs at the end of the month their paycheck difference vast here in germany there's a gender pay gap of up to six percent room for improvement. in berlin it pays to be a woman well today it does the city's transport operators have given female passengers twenty one percent off the aim is to raise awareness of th

found rolling blackouts will continue to plague south africa throughout the weekend the state utility eskom is trying to fix its troubled electric grid the planned outages are known as load shedding and have become a recurring problem for the deeply indebted utility it supplies melted ninety percent of the power in south africa the blackouts are an economic drain on africa's most industrialized nation and they present a major challenge for president obama pose that he's promised to shore up as films finances before a national election in may. it had a back white thumbs to black people in the early to thousands many of the white farmers left for pastas further afield like zambia these days is struggling economically and is calling for those families to return but zambia has benefited from its new. agriculturalists of the past two decades and doesn't want to let them go two out of five commercial farmers in zambia wins as our reportage pundit found out it's an uphill battle in both countries of any race this is grammar a zimbabwean farmer in zambia runs a huge farming operation an hour away f

problem in south africa for example rolling blackouts are impacting many businesses ability to operate eskom is one of the biggest power utilities in the world but it's technically insolvent and the crisis there is putting livelihoods at risk as malcolm webb reports from johannesburg. it's a problem for most all businesses from mines to shops to trees like this one when did you know you can see it in your production and the feel of what to see that it will. not do in the way so you end up being people will just tell me when the power cuts the machines stop the lights go out and then the factory depends on this generates it be able to run it become a common sight in south african factories and businesses but it's not powerful enough to run all of the machines and guzzles fuel that slows down production and pushes up costs power stations have been struggling to keep up with demand economists and opposition politicians say yes' of corruption and mismanagement at the state endemic tricity company called eskom are to blame he was at the center of numerous corruption scandals throughout the nine y

may take weeks this has exacerbated rolling power outages in south africa where state owned utility eskom is struggling to bring faulty generating units back online. cold beer sorry you're out of luck there's been no electricity for hours. thankfully the kitchen has gas burners and there's still some daylight. for this small johannesburg restaurant it's a matter of life and death some days there are numerous power cuts they've already thrown away five hundred euros worth of meat and bags of ice can only function so long as a stopgap measure oh. please. insert . this for years south africa's power stations have been neglected as a consequence of mismanagement and corruption so the state owned energy company has had to limit output causing power cuts the subject dominates the national press the power outages are having an adverse effect on south africa's already struggling economy. traffic lights are out and mobile phone networks down transmitter masts also need electricity these are the worst cuts in years those who are able to prepare in advance count themselves lucky luckily we've got it

national mining association the government has approved above inflation price increases in dated utility eskom to keep operating south africa has enjoyed widespread power cuts in recent weeks because of the crisis that has come which supplies almost all the country's power but the minerals council warns the power intensive mining industry will be hard hit it's a major employer in a country where a quarter of the labor force is unemployed. they don't he's presumably worked as a business correspondent in south africa. what is it's good to have you along what does this story tell you about the state of south africa's blackout then its tells us that this latest shooting as we call it in south africa. has been the worst we've seen in the country since we started having these problems and the fact that there were no offices to the questions that people were asking the fact that you had ministers very elaborately explaining what the problem is but couldn't tell you much about the solution was telling to just how bad the situation is this you to for years was warned to invest in the infrastructure it'

problem in south africa for example rolling blackouts are impacting many businesses ability to operate eskom is one of the biggest power utilities in the world but it's technically insolvent and the crisis there is putting livelihoods at risk as malcolm webb reports from johannesburg. it's a problem for almost all businesses from mines to shops to trees like this one when did you know you can see it in your production. the full. need to see. if we were. not doing the way so you end up the people will just tell me when the power cuts the machine stop the lights go out and then the factory depends on this generates it be able to run it become a common sight in south african factories and businesses but it's not powerful enough to run all of the machines and it guzzles fuel that slows down production and pushes up costs power stations have been struggling to keep up with demand economists and opposition politicians say yes' of corruption and mismanagement at the state endemic tricity company called eskom are to blame he was at the center of numerous corruption scandals throughout the nine year