MINISTRY of Small and Medium Enterprises Permanent Secretary Subeta Mutelo says government doesn’t fear that SMEs will face difficulties in repaying their loans due to load-shedding. Mutelo argues that this is because her ministry, through the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC), is offering solar loan facilities to cushion SMEs amid power outages. In a recent interview, asked if government feared that SMEs would face difficulties in repaying their loans due to load-shedding, Mutelo responded in the negative, but expressed concern that SMEs feared diversification. “No, we don’t have the same fear. You see, the problem with our SMEs is that they don’t want to diversify. And I don’t like to say they because for me to be here as PS...