The ongoing electricity blackouts are a threat to South Africa’s democracy.

That is the blunt assessment of Alan Mukoki CEO of the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the first guest for 2023 in the Moneyweb podcast series Fix SA with Jeremy Maggs

His is a crucial voice in the South African policy debate as he represents an important and increasingly frustrated constituency.

But there are solutions he says, beginning with less division and more hard work.