Electricity
Electricity meters installed after months of protests are faulty, say Gqeberha shack dwellers
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality warns of fines of up to R8,000 for using izinyoka connections
News | 2 November 2022
Delft households without electricity for weeks at a time
Families blame illegal connections from nearby settlement
Brief | 20 October 2022
Truck torched in Gqeberha protest
Khayamnandi protesters blame frequent changes in leadership for lack of development
Brief | 19 October 2022
School mourns 11-year-old electrocuted by illegal connections
Eskom says its working on ways to help the Dunoon community as many of the shacks are built on private land
Brief | 29 September 2022
Plett boy electrocuted at sports stadium
Family of five-year-old Bradlin Jacobs blames Bitou Municipality for not fixing vandalised electrical box
News | 27 September 2022
Rolling out solar power for informal settlements
Zonke Energy says there is an urgent need and demand outstrips supply
Right to reply | 26 September 2022
Ekurhuleni family demands investigation after baby exposed to police teargas
They claim police threw the container into the property while chasing protesters
News | 21 September 2022
Residents take to the streets after Harrismith without power for two weeks
Electricity restored Sunday afternoon but municipality will need millions to fix its substation properly
News | 19 September 2022
Shack dwellers say they cannot afford solar power company’s monthly fees
Empowerment project stumbles in Khayelitsha, showing the complexity of providing solutions to informal settlements
News | 19 September 2022