![Various factors, including lack of investment, bureaucracy, theft and a lack of political will, have been blamed for South Africa’s failing power supply.](https://img.wattagnet.com/files/base/wattglobalmedia/all/image/2023/08/Power_station.64e51f4085d5a.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&q=70&w=400)
Various factors, including lack of investment, bureaucracy, theft and a lack of political will, have been blamed for South Africa’s failing power supply.
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From production to retail, the South African poultry sector is being damaged by difficulties in the country’s power generation sector. Production costs have risen, output has been cut back and there appears to be little light at the end of the tunnel. There have been warnings that chicken may even become a luxury item in the country.