Electricity
“Our children play in fields full of poop and pee” says protester
Hundreds of Bayland informal settlement residents block roads in Gqeberha over electricity and basic services
Brief | 14 July 2022
City blames illegal connections for “exploding” transformers
Townships in Kariega without power since the weekend
Brief | 12 July 2022
Homeowners clash with shack dwellers over electricity in Mfuleni
The City of Cape Town removed illegal connections on Saturday and restored power after a month-long outage
Brief | 11 July 2022
Loadshedding may have killed Khayelitsha couple
Daughter suspects they went to bed when the electricity cut and forgot to switch off a stove
Brief | 7 July 2022
For Unakho Kewana, loadshedding is life-threatening
East London 18-year-old can’t breathe properly without her oxygen device
Brief | 6 July 2022
Cape township homes in the dark as technicians fear for their safety
Eskom and City of Cape Town say it’s not safe to do repairs in Philippi East
Brief | 5 July 2022
Delft residents march to Premier Winde’s office
“We have been staying in Tsunami for 15 years, but we still don’t have electricity”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 1 July 2022
“Our living conditions are disgusting and dehumanising”
Sewage overflowing into homes in Gqeberha township
News | 29 June 2022
Eight-month electricity delay sparks days of protest
Nelson Mandela Bay municipality says it is struggling to get crucial components to complete Kliprand electrification
Brief | 22 June 2022