Cape Town residents protest ‘unaffordable’ electricity tariff increase
Civic organisations and political parties marched against the electricity tariffs on Saturday.
Civic organisations and political parties marched against the electricity tariffs on Saturday.
With the cost of living at an all time high, residents of the Cape Flats say they are buckling under the pressure of new electricity tariffs. The City of Cape Town has implemented an increase that the energy regulator itself has condemned.
The unity between the two labour federations was put to the test in mass marches in Cape Town, Pretoria and East London during the general strike on Wednesday.
The 9,6 percent tariff for those who get electricity from Eskom and the 8,6 percent for those who get it from the City of Cape Town will come into effect as from 1 April.
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