SA MUST learn to live with recurrent electricity cuts for the next three years as Eskom grapples with the twin problems of building new capacity while playing catch-up with the maintenance of its old, neglected power stations.

The SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) has called on its members to submit proposals on how to survive rolling blackouts.

Food prices should drop in coming months after the sharp fall in oil and fuel prices, but declines will not be significant, say local food producers.

Pick n Pay will always keep prices as low as possible for customers.

The risk of power cuts was high on Wednesday after two of Eskom's generators failed, the power utility said.

The price of 93 octane petrol will drop R1.27 a litre and 95 octane by R1.23 a litre on Wednesday, the Central Energy Fund announced.