Electricity
Sophiatown bursts into protests
20-year-old Cape Town informal settlement has floods but no water
Brief | 29 June 2020
Sophiatown residents’ 20-year battle for services and housing
City says it can’t provide services on land it does not own
News | 24 June 2020
“Every day there are electricity issues,” says Pietermaritzburg resident
Electricity was restored in Ngubeni on Saturday after two days of protests
News | 22 June 2020
Eskom warns that residents who “bridge” electricity will remain in the dark
Tsakane residents without electricity for two weeks block roads in protest
News | 19 June 2020
Two years waiting for the lights to be switched on
Poles and cables were installed in Ngudza, Limpopo, in 2018
Brief | 9 June 2020
East London community warned to remove illegal connections by Monday
Cuba residents have been protesting since Tuesday in a bid to stop the power utility from disconnecting them
News | 5 June 2020
Swartland police fire rubber bullets and teargas at shack dwellers
Silvertown residents are demanding basic municipal services
News | 4 June 2020
R92 million and six years later no electricity in Makhabeleni
Municipality says it needs another R15 million to complete project
Brief | 29 May 2020
Electricity protests after RDP homeowners disconnect informal settlement
“Our electricity boxes trip and only start to work the following day” says RDP homeowner in Mfuleni
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 May 2020