The township is said to owe Eskom R18 billion in unpaid electricity bills. This week, Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation (LLHRF) is finishing up court papers in a bid to haul Eskom to the South Gauteng High Court over electricity disconnections. LLHRF’s president King Sibiya said they want an interim court order forcing Eskom to..
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R100 – that’s how much Soweto residents want to pay Eskom for electricity each month
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13.8 million people in SA, are living on less than R19 a day, according to the 2019 Household Affordability Index
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According to the latest Household Affordability Index compiled by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD), more than half of SA’s population live on less than R41 a day. The September 2019 Household Affordability Index shows that more than half of the population are living on less than R1 230 a month. The Index..
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According to research, many South Africans are ‘too broke to retire’
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A large number of South Africans earning at least R15,000 a month are delaying retirement because they simply can’t afford it, a survey found. South Africans’ spending habits and aspirations were at odds with reality, a survey by money lender Wonga has shown. Meanwhile, research also shows that many people are simply too broke to..
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Bucket toilets still reality for thousands – And the ANC-regime probably blame this on apartheid as well?
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More than 60000 South African households still use the bucket toilet system – 12 years past the initial deadline set by the government to eradicate them.
This is according to Statistics SA’s Non-Financial Census of Municipalities 2017 report released this week.
The report lifted the lid on the shameful picture in some of the municipalities.
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