Electricity
South Africa does need some gas in the energy mix – just not the kind Gwede Mantashe wants
Biodigestion is a cheap, low-tech way for communities to produce some of their power
By Neil Thomas Stacey and Celestin Sempuga
Science | 6 September 2022
No light at the end of the tender for Eastern Cape villages
Millions have been spent on the Sivumela project and eight years later, hundreds of households are still without electricity
News | 1 September 2022
Teenager electrocuted in Gqeberha river
This was the second electrocution in the Chatty River in August
News | 23 August 2022
Diepsloot community desperate for electricity to reduce crime
About 600 shacks in Extension 1 have been without electricity for years
By Chris Gilili
News | 22 August 2022
This is why Tembisa residents started deadly riots
Electricity was at the root of dissatisfaction
News | 12 August 2022
IPID probes Ekurhuleni cops after four people died during protests
Mayor promises Tembisa residents free basic electricity, debt relief to qualifying households and bins
By Chris Gilili
News | 5 August 2022
Tensions mount in Tembisa again as families mourn their dead
Protesters block off township with rocks and rubbish
By Chris Gilili
News | 3 August 2022
Electricity poles uprooted by shack dwellers demanding power
Kariega protesters are threatening to intensify their action if City fails to meet their demand
Brief | 28 July 2022
Protesters uproot electricity poles because they are not connected
The Nomakanjani informal settlement community in Gqeberha has been blocking Addo Road for four days over a lack of electricity
Brief | 22 July 2022