Civil rights organisation AfriForum has vowed to take NERSA to task to ensure an electricity refund in South Africa is paid back to all residents. Back in April 2024, Eskom announced a 12.8% tariff increase across the board as part of a Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD) deal. This was enacted on a municipal level on … Read more
Approved by the national regulator, Free Basic Electricity in 2024 came online back on 1 July. The South African reported as such and we were inundated by readers wanting to know more. Now, two-months into the financial-relief programme, and uptake is seriously slow, reports TimesLive. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) created a … Read more
Eskom has applied to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg for a declaratory order to force City Power to pay its R1 billion debt. City Power, which supplies residents under the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, is defaulting on its payments. CITY POWER OWES ESKOM R1 BILLION On Monday, 6 May, Eskom said the matter … Read more
As part of a Multi-Year Price Determination (MYPD) deal, a 12.74% April 2024 power increase comes into effect today (Monday 1 April 2024). Cash-strapped South Africans are battling to make ends meet as it is, with fuel prices increasing this month and the cost of living climbing on all fronts, too. APRIL 2024 POWER INCREASE … Read more
South Africans are up in arms over an upcoming 2024 Eskom price hike, after the country had to endure its worst-ever year of load-shedding. 2023 shall be known as the year South Africa was plunged into darkness, after suffering a record 332 days of load-shedding. TRENDING: When must old-age pensioners reapply for SASSA Grants in … Read more
