Electricity

Elderly Komani residents protest over electricity

Mayor says their electricity meters will be blocked until they settle their debt

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News | 22 January 2026

Lesotho village with solar farm has no power

Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward

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News | 20 January 2026

Eastern Cape village “electrified” after 30 years, but there is no power

Poles and electricity boxes were installed in 2023 in Nyamankulu near Cofimvaba, but Eskom and Intsika Yethu Municipality say there are outstanding issues

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Brief | 22 December 2025

Municipality silent on why it can’t provide electricity

“We no longer care about bricks because we know they will take forever,” says Komani woman who has lived in shacks for 24 years

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Brief | 18 December 2025

Kimberley’s big hole of municipal failure

Sol Plaatje municipality’s speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records

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Feature | 10 December 2025

Eskom starts environmental assessment for a third nuclear power station

Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites

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News | 2 December 2025

How Johannesburg residents are protecting their power lines

“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.”

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Feature | 28 October 2025

Police Nyala torched during Cape Town electricity protest

“We burned tyres to get this land, water and toilets. We will now burn tyres to get electricity” says Khayelitsha protester

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Brief | 16 October 2025

Room at clinic torched after electric wires confiscated in Khayelitsha

Town Two Clinic will be closed until Thursday

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Brief | 23 September 2025