Electricity
Kraaifontein residents protest about living conditions
Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 28 August 2025
Gqeberha protesters torch bus, stone truck, demanding electricity
Separate protests erupt in Westville and Bayland
Brief | 27 August 2025
Informal settlement residents destroy sewage pump station
They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 26 August 2025
Khayelitsha residents protest removal of illegal connections by Eskom
Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 August 2025
Sick of waiting, Khayelitsha informal settlements demand electrification
Community activists want the City and Eskom to form a comprehensive team to electrify almost a dozen settlements
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 7 August 2025
Carletonville left in the dark for more than a month
Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts
News | 4 August 2025
Hundreds of households in Kariega left in the dark
Residents believe they are being targeted unfairly for “load reduction”
Brief | 30 July 2025
Students left in the dark as Nelson Mandela Bay cuts power for unpaid bills
This is part of the municipality’s bid to recover R17-billion in unpaid electricity bills across its 60 wards
Brief | 25 July 2025
Elsies River residents in the dark for weeks due to Eskom backlog
The power utility says it is working to fix electricity faults across the province
Brief | 24 July 2025