Electricity
Protest erupts after neighbourhood without power for weeks
KwaNobuhle councillor urges residents to attend ward meetings
Brief | 11 February 2025
Tense standoff between police and Kliptown tenants
City Power officials chased away by angry group
News | 30 January 2025
Protesters block N2 for hours at Grabouw
They demanded sanitation and water
By Liezl Human
Brief | 15 January 2025
NERSA officials forced to call off electricity tariff hearing
Hundreds of Durban residents showed up at the venue on Thursday but the room could only host about 100 people.
Brief | 21 November 2024
200 RDP homes waiting more than six months for Eskom supply
“Only Eskom can answer,” says Amahlathi Municipality spokesperson about Northern Node Farm in the Eastern Cape
Brief | 18 November 2024
Long queues as Eskom meter upgrade deadline approaches
After 24 November old meters will no longer load electricity tokens
Brief | 15 November 2024
Illegal electricity cables “a huge risk” to Cape Town hospital
City promises shack dwellers will get their own electricity
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 11 November 2024
Residents help Free State municipality restore electricity
Dozens of people from affected villages helped officials for several days to erect fallen electricity pylons
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 4 November 2024
Eskom withdraws from Cape Town informal settlement after second attack in two weeks
On Monday a security vehicle escorting the power utility’s workers into the area was hijacked.
Brief | 23 October 2024