Electricity
Eskom loses bid to reduce power to municipalities
Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses power utility’s case
Law | 24 January 2022
Treasury to bail out Northern Cape municipality over unpaid workers
Court gives Eskom go-ahead to recoup R105 million
By Liezl Human
News | 21 January 2022
Soweto residents shut down streets over two-week blackout
Diepkloof residents owe Eskom R96m
By Chris Gilili
News | 8 December 2021
Elandskop households demand end to daily power outages
Residents say they are without electricity between 5pm and 9am daily
Brief | 6 December 2021
Delft landlords battle as power outages chase tenants away
Eskom says illegal electricity connections and vandalism in Delft alone have cost it about R10 million since April
By Vincent Lali
News | 30 November 2021
Climate activists picket at Parliament - accuse COP26 of excluding African farmers
“If there is no drastic change we won’t be able to farm with cattle and maize in a few years time”
News | 8 November 2021
Families living in Tsolo forest say they won’t be voting on Monday
The settlement of about 1,000 households has almost no basic services
News | 28 October 2021
Protests erupt after child electrocuted by illegal connection
Residents of Lingelihle and Greenfields in Gqeberha say they won’t be voting on Monday
Brief | 27 October 2021
Mthatha families buy their own transformers to electrify their homes
“Children want electricity to do their school assignments”
News | 20 October 2021