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Power Drain: Is KwaDukuza Headed for Financial Collapse?

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On this special edition of Uncensored, we have a frank conversation with Sibusiso Jali, Executive Director of Electrical Engineering at KwaDukuza Municipality. Will accountability and reform come in time — or is KwaDukuza edging closer to financial insolvency as electricity losses mount?
30 Apr English South Africa News · News Commentary

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