The City Council of Johannesburg quietly withdrew the new prepaid electricity rate charged to consumers. The application of the municipal levy came as a surprise because it was not included in the proposed budget of the CityPower’s tariff document released in March. The R200 levy was quietly withdrawn and was not charged against consumers on..
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Urban municipalities’ power-shock – Prepaid electricity charges cause huge uproar from consumers
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Black residents benefiting from illegal power connections burn down substation – Paying residents are now paying the price for lawlessness in the country
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Residents who benefit from illegal power connections vent their anger by burning down a substation of CityPower in Allandale on the East Rand. Power was not restored by Wednesday evening and paying residents are now paying the price for lawlessness in the country. It is not the first time that the black residents are vandalizing..
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