Power outages drag ICT sector growth

Power deficits have adversely impacted economic activity in the local economy owing to the country’s failure to direct investment in energy infrastructure to cope with growing demand.

THE country’s ongoing power outages have severely hampered the growth of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, driving up costs as consumers look for alternate energy sources, a senior government official has said.Speaking at the CEO Africa Roundtable breakfast meeting recently, ICT deputy minister, Dingumuzi Phuthi said as a result players in the sector…

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