/ 7 April 2023

Load-shedding: The carpenter calls on his ancestors

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I believe: Greater powers guide Fano Buthelezi, who owns a business making doors and other items in Katlehong township, Gauteng. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Fano Buthelezi believes his traditional faith – with a mix of Christianity and Islam – keeps his woodwork shop going amid Eskom’s blackouts

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