Electricity
Cash-strapped City Power in tense standoff with protesters in Alexandra
The power utility says more than 800 households in Riverpark were either not buying electricity at all or had “suspiciously low” purchase rates
Brief | 30 May 2025
City says there’s no money for water and toilets for Mamelodi settlement
Residents say they have no choice but to illegally connect electricity and water
Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 24 May 2025
Picket for jobs at Eskom offices in Joburg
Protesters from Mpumalanga demand local recruitment at power stations
Brief | 22 May 2025
Removal of illegal connections sparks protests in Khayelitsha
Residents of Social Distance informal settlement demand electricity supply
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 March 2025
Eskom suspends services in part of Khayelitsha after hijacking
Employees were robbed at gunpoint in Makhaza
Brief | 18 March 2025
Here’s how we can move to renewable energy in a just way
Mining companies could fulfil their social obligations by investing in these projects
By Robert Krause and Lee-Anne Bruce
Opinion | 17 March 2025
Philippi families demand electricity
But in order for electricity infrastructure to be installed, the City of Cape Town says, some families must move
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Sandiso Phaliso
News | 27 February 2025
Mondlo residents want to leave their municipality
Hundreds of people marched to the Abaqulusi Municipality offices to demand services
Brief | 20 February 2025
Diepsloot protesters call for Premier’s help in dispute with Eskom
Dozens of transformers installed by residents have been removed by the power utility
Brief | 19 February 2025