Electricity
City promises Mfuleni shack dwellers toilets and electricity in 2018
45 families in Ligwa beg to use neighbours’ toilets
By Vincent Lali
News | 1 December 2017
Trollip offers R25,000 reward to catch electricity and water saboteurs
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says supply to poor areas is being sabotaged on weekends
Brief | 22 November 2017
Beacon Bay community takes protest to mayor
Showdown looms as residents demand timeframes but Xola Pakati refuses to give any.
News | 17 November 2017
Woman electrocuted by her shack in Marikana
Yoliswa Gqwetha died after falling against the zinc sheet of her home which had an illegal electricity connection
News | 3 November 2017
No electricity delivery, so illegal suppliers thrive
“It is clear that all basic services are in our hands and not the relevant people”
News | 3 November 2017
We want to buy electricity, say East London residents
But the electricity transformer in Duncan Village burnt out three years ago
News | 26 October 2017
Municipality in debt so Eskom cuts electricity to households
Eskom is owed over R258 million by several Northern Cape towns
News | 25 October 2017
Gordhan urges South Africans to be informed about Eskom
Simple booklet explaining Eskom Inquiry has been published
News | 13 September 2017
Tension between haves and have-nots over electricity
Witsand’s informal settlement residents blame Eskom for electrification delays
News | 16 August 2017