Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites
By John Yeld
News | 2 December 2025
“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.”
Text by Zanele Mji. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 28 October 2025
“We burned tyres to get this land, water and toilets. We will now burn tyres to get electricity” says Khayelitsha protester
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 16 October 2025
Town Two Clinic will be closed until Thursday
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 September 2025
The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant
Law | 18 September 2025
Last week residents burnt down their municipal offices
Brief | 16 September 2025
Residents of Mondlo township want an end to load reduction implemented by Abaqulusi Municipality
Brief | 11 September 2025
Lists of demands handed over to City of Cape Town, Western Cape health department and SAPS
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 28 August 2025
Separate protests erupt in Westville and Bayland
Brief | 27 August 2025
They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 26 August 2025
Residents of New Monwabisi Park want their illegal connections temporarily formalised while they await electrification
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 22 August 2025
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
Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts
News | 4 August 2025
Residents believe they are being targeted unfairly for “load reduction”
Brief | 30 July 2025
This is part of the municipality’s bid to recover R17-billion in unpaid electricity bills across its 60 wards
Brief | 25 July 2025
The power utility says it is working to fix electricity faults across the province
Brief | 24 July 2025