Somerset Hospital is one of 10 that are exempt up to Stage 6 of load shedding. (Lameez Omarjee/News24).
South Africa's worst-ever year of load shedding in 2023 cost the Western Cape economy an estimated R12.8 billion, says Premier Alan Winde.
Winde was speaking at a building overlooking Somerset Hospital in Granger Bay on Tuesday, where he shared the Democratic Alliance's energy pledge, as part of its election campaign.
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