Electricity
Mayor Bobani promises electrificity to two informal settlements in PE
We will not give you our votes if you lie to us, warns protester
Brief | 13 March 2019
Shack dwellers in King William’s Town won’t relocate for electrification
Upgrade to Kanana Village means a hundred residents need to demolish their shacks
News | 12 March 2019
Damning report on Eskom air pollution
Coal-fired plants breached legal emission levels 3,200 times in 21 months
By John Yeld
News | 26 February 2019
Load shedding is killing small businesses
“We are losing profits. Our clients are impatient and always in a hurry. They can’t wait for about two and a half hours.”
By Mary-Anne Gontsana, Thembela Ntongana and Tariro Washinyira
News | 15 February 2019
Picket against new coal stations at energy summit
Coal-fired power plant plans are “dragging the country’s efforts to address climate change backwards”
Brief | 11 December 2018
Fire victims at Overcome Heights want electricity and water restored
It has been a month since a fire displaced 800 people
Brief | 3 December 2018
Westville residents threaten further protests
Port Elizabeth informal settlement divided on relocation and development
News | 29 November 2018
Abahlali activist claims he was left out of electricity project as punishment
But municipality says project can’t be completed because area is not safe
News | 20 November 2018
Electricity bill gives pensioner a shock
Estimated reading by City four times higher than her usual bill
News | 31 October 2018