Eskom Board asked to consider shelving plans to hike electricity prices while the country experiences load shedding crisis. Click here for the full story➡️loadshedding Ramaphosa
There could be more bad news for cash-strapped South Africans with massive electricity prices hikes. Photo: iStock
President Cyril Ramaphosa has told power utility Eskom to suspend the pending 18.65% tariff increase approved by the National Energy Regular of South Africa until the load shedding issue has been resolved.Ramaphosa, during his closing address at the ANC Free State provincial conference, said the government felt Eskom should not implement tariff increase.
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