South Africa to swallow part of Eskom's debt to keep it afloat
Mulugeta Desalegn, an owner of a convenience store, or "spaza shop", picks an item for a customer as he holds a candle, in Senaone, Soweto, South Africa March 18, 2019. Reuters/ Siphiwe Sibek
What you need to know:
For more than a decade and a half, it has battled to adequately power up the continent's most industrialised economy.
