Electricity
Upington coalition demands water, toilets and cheaper electricity
Municipality promises to hold special meeting
Brief | 30 November 2020
Police use rubber bullets to disperse housing protesters
“Every time there is an election the governing party politicians go in there promising them housing and basic services but nothing is ever done”
News | 27 November 2020
Police intervene as homeowners clash with shack dwellers over illegal connections
The municipality is assessing whether the shacks can get electricity
News | 25 November 2020
Residents punished for municipal water bill mix-up
Electricity cut off because of unpaid water accounts which residents say they never received
News | 24 November 2020
Uitenhage protesters block roads, demanding toilets and electricity
Residents to meet with the municipality over their grievances on Tuesday
Brief | 16 November 2020
Neighbours in standoff over illegal electrical connections
Over 200 households were left in the dark when an overloaded powerline exploded this week
News | 13 November 2020
Railway line shack dwellers trash ward councillor
Protesters are demanding services and recognition for Eyadini informal settlement in Cape Town
By Vincent Lali
News | 26 October 2020
Millions spent, six years gone, still no electricity for Eastern Cape villagers
Only two of the seven villages located near Mount Frere have electricity
News | 13 October 2020
City technicians accused of demanding R1,000 bribe to reconnect electricity
Ekurhuleni says no formal complaints have been lodged and encourages residents to come forward
News | 7 October 2020