Electricity
Tension over electricity between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega
Wires swing like washing lines from the bungalows to the shacks
News | 23 November 2022
Electricity meters installed after months of protests are faulty, say Gqeberha shack dwellers
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality warns of fines of up to R8,000 for using izinyoka connections
News | 2 November 2022
Delft households without electricity for weeks at a time
Families blame illegal connections from nearby settlement
Brief | 20 October 2022
Truck torched in Gqeberha protest
Khayamnandi protesters blame frequent changes in leadership for lack of development
Brief | 19 October 2022
School mourns 11-year-old electrocuted by illegal connections
Eskom says its working on ways to help the Dunoon community as many of the shacks are built on private land
Brief | 29 September 2022
Plett boy electrocuted at sports stadium
Family of five-year-old Bradlin Jacobs blames Bitou Municipality for not fixing vandalised electrical box
News | 27 September 2022
Rolling out solar power for informal settlements
Zonke Energy says there is an urgent need and demand outstrips supply
Right to reply | 26 September 2022
Ekurhuleni family demands investigation after baby exposed to police teargas
They claim police threw the container into the property while chasing protesters
News | 21 September 2022
Residents take to the streets after Harrismith without power for two weeks
Electricity restored Sunday afternoon but municipality will need millions to fix its substation properly
News | 19 September 2022