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Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail

*Joburg’s third attempt to load prepaid electricity bills with a monthly charge should fail* The City of Johannesburg’s third attempt to add a fixe...

— May 2021 — 5907 views

Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days

Dear NERSA, public consultation takes more than a few days * OUTA has asked the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) to reconsider the extremely limit...

— March 2021 — 2303 views

OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear

OUTA tells NERSA: #NoNewNuclear* NERSA is holding public hearings about the government’s plan to build 2500MW of new nuclear power, and OUTA is a...

— February 2021 — 1751 views

#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans

*#NoNewNuclear: OUTA calls on South Africans to oppose nuclear plans* South Africa has until Friday to tell the National Energy Regulator (NERSA) t...

— February 2021 — 2751 views

Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021

*Keeping the lights on: This is how you pay for state capture in 2021* South African electricity consumers will again pay for years of state captur...

— January 2021 — 3825 views

Municipal Act should leave no room for creative accounting

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— November 2020 — 2100 views

Green Scorpions issue directive against City of Cape Town over pollution

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— October 2020 — 6815 views

Consumers lose again in Eskom-NERSA clash

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— October 2020 — 4010 views

Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough

*Asking Zandile Gumede to leave is not enough* The KZN ANC should have the courage to fire Zandile Gumede, not just ask her to stand aside, says the ...

— August 2020 — 4143 views

Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her

*Act against Zandile Gumede, don't promote her* The appointment of corruption-accused and former eThekwini mayor, Zandile Gumede, to the KwaZulu-Nata...

— August 2020 — 4355 views

Eskom price win doesn't help SA

*Eskom price win doesn't help SA* This week Eskom won its third court case on electricity prices against the National Energy Regulator (NERSA). This ...

— July 2020 — 3102 views

Joburg councillors should vote for residents not themselves

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— July 2020 — 3288 views

Consumers lose when electricity regulator is weak

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— July 2020 — 3237 views

Removal of prepaid charge from Joburg budget a good start but not enough

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— June 2020 — 2770 views

Heads must roll in municipalities following AG report

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— June 2020 — 4086 views

Residents across 207 municipalities plead for property rates relief

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— June 2020 — 3779 views

COJ wants to increase tariffs while residents are struggling to survive

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— June 2020 — 4027 views

Put a hold on municipal salary increases

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— May 2020 — 3043 views

OUTA calls for temporary reduction of property rates due to COVID-19 disaster

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— May 2020 — 4500 views

Municipalities should be opened up to public oversight immediately

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— April 2020 — 3506 views

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