Electricity
Tensions between communities reach “boiling point” over electricity in Port Elizabeth
Mayor Bobani promises electrification of informal settlements and removal of all illegal connections
Brief | 22 August 2019
Endlovini residents demand to know why electrification of their shacks stopped
About 50 people demonstrated outside Port Elizabeth city hall demanding electricity, toilets and water
Brief | 20 August 2019
Protest over removal of illegal electricity connections
“Even if we get electrical boxes for ten houses, that is fine. We will pay,” says Philippi resident
Brief | 2 August 2019
The land is “unsuitable for habitation” says municipality, but thousands live on it
Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago
News | 19 July 2019
Protesting small business owners stop meter reading tender, demand 30%
Supply chain management office closed by demonstrators ahead of R50 million tender deadline in PE
Brief | 4 July 2019
Child-headed household faces bleak future
Siyanda Nyovane is head of his household and lives in a shack. The 19-year-old has kept himself and his younger brother in school for years
News | 2 July 2019
Electricity restored to Pietermaritzburg township after months of power cuts
Eskom installed a new transformer in the area in June
Brief | 1 July 2019
No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu
Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 1 July 2019
“Everytime I look at these wires, I remember how my grandson died,” says East London grandmother
A number of people have been electrocuted in Amalinda Forest informal settlement in the past three years
Brief | 28 June 2019