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GETTING TOUGH:

27th March 2026

By: Darlene Creamer

     

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Many customers will be scrambling to switch off lights and appliances after the regulator granted Eskom hikes for this year that are higher than those that were initially approved, owing to a big calculation error by the regulator. But customers in municipalities that owe the utility money now face being cut off entirely, as Eskom moves more assertively to tackle arrear debt that has now breached R110-billion. An initial 14 municipalities have received notices.

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