How the world sees SA: Eskom's "slow motion car crash" gets a global spotlight

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In this edited version of a lengthy Bloomberg podcast that uses South Africa as a template for "what happens when the lights go out", we are treated to how the international market sees the country's 15 years of electricity blackouts - what caused them and whether the problem is now being addressed. Bloomberg Opinion senior executive editor Tim O'Brien visited South Africa to see for himself what he describes as a "slow motion car crash". The host of Bloomberg's Crash Course podcast shares the microphone with his Cape Town-based Bloomberg colleague, energy reporter Paul Burkhardt and Olga Constantatos, head of credit at FutureGrowth Asset Management. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Jun 2023 12PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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