Electricity
Khayelitsha schools battle illegal electricity connections
Electricity theft has left Nomsa Maphongwana Primary School in Mandela Park with a Eskom bill of more than R167,880
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 November 2023
Cable thieves target Mangaung townships during loadshedding
Power utility has spent more than R50-million to repair and replace stolen and vandalised infrastructure
Brief | 3 November 2023
Illegal electricity connections are “spiralling out of control” says City of Cape Town
Loadshedding has made the problem worse
By Sandiso Phaliso and Sonia A. Rao
Brief | 10 October 2023
Two people arrested during toilet protest in Durban
Informal settlement families say they only have five mobile toilets for over 400 shacks
Brief | 3 October 2023
Protesters block busy Kariega road amid five-day power outage
Nelson Mandela Bay councillor says many homes were plunged into dark after an explosion at the Mabandla substation
Brief | 28 September 2023
Taps have been dry for years in Frazer informal settlement
EThekwini Municipality says projects are underway to build proper water infrastructure
News | 27 September 2023
Court grants interdict against Swellendam protests
This follows chaos and violence during protests in the town in recent weeks
Brief | 22 September 2023
Swellendam community centre burnt down in electricity protest
Police and protesters exchange rubber bullets and stones
News | 20 September 2023
Four years and R7-million later, villages still sit without power
Mzimvubu Municipality has been incapable of finishing an electrification project it started in 2018
Brief | 12 September 2023