Electricity
Blackout in eastern Free State after substation vandalised
Thousands of litres of oil stolen, says municipality
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 30 August 2024
Cape Town electricity protest brings traffic to a halt
“We are eating less food because we have to pay more for electricity”
News | 23 August 2024
Households left without electricity as Eskom implements load reduction
Power utility says this is necessary to protect transformers overloaded by illegal connections
News | 20 August 2024
Power restored to Diepsloot welfare organisations at last
Lawyers against Abuse director says they are now able to provide counselling sessions without the constant noise of the generator
Brief | 5 August 2024
Hundreds march in Khayelitsha to demand that Eskom re-open its service centre
Protesters say they were not consulted
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 August 2024
Joburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections
City Power technicians removed over 18,000 kilogrammes of illegal wiring on Wednesday. But minutes after they left, people were seen making new electricity connections
News | 1 August 2024
Pressure mounts for Gwamanda to be removed as Joburg Mayor
Hundreds protest in Braamfontein
News | 29 July 2024
Protesters block N12, demand toilets, water
“Children as young as seven years old fight for water with old people”
Brief | 23 July 2024
Joburg families plead with City officials to end power cuts
City of Johannesburg losing between R5-million and R10-million monthly due to illegal connections, says City Power
News | 19 July 2024