Electricity
Elderly Komani residents protest over electricity
Mayor says their electricity meters will be blocked until they settle their debt
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
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
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
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
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
By John Yeld
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.”
Text by Zanele Mji. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
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
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 16 October 2025
Room at clinic torched after electric wires confiscated in Khayelitsha
Town Two Clinic will be closed until Thursday
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 September 2025