TimesLIVE Podcasts Business Day Spotlight

Budgeting for energy sector in SA

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A review of the 2023 national budget, through the lens of the energy industry is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Hloniphizwe Mtolo, country chair of Shell companies SA.

Mtolo gives his impressions of the budget; detailing the impact of load shedding on Shell’s local operations; ways in which the company is mitigating the risks posed by loadshedding, especially for small businesses in its network of retail service stations; fuel prices; and the potential of a diesel shortage in the near future

Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.
24 Feb 2023 English South Africa Business News · News

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