South African power cuts hold off doomsday as sector seeks rescue

By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Days of rolling blackouts this week have blighted South African society and business, and they face an increasing number of outages in years to come. Bordered by tiny, war-scarred or impoverished states such as Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Africa's most advanced economy cannot rely on help to power its 42,000 MW electricity network and has nobody to turn to if the lights go out. State power firm Eskom has implemented rolling blackouts for almos