by AfriForum | Oct 7, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
AfriForum is of the opinion that Eskom’s planned increase in fixed tariffs will punish clients and have unintended consequences. Eskom plans on significantly increasing the fixed component that all Eskom consumers must pay to link them to the network, while decreasing...
by AfriForum | Oct 4, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
AfriForum’s legal team sent letters of demand to Rand Water, as well as the Emfuleni, Govan Mbeki and Victor Khanye local municipalities about reduction of water supply after these municipalities had failed to pay their water accounts. Rand Water sent notices to these...
by AfriForum | Aug 11, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on 8 August 2019 announced the increased electricity tariff that the Tshwane Metro is allowed to implement. The increased tariff includes an increase of 13,07% on the 2018/2019 tariff for the 2019/2020 term....
by AfriForum | Aug 8, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum presented its analysis of Gauteng municipalities for 2019 today. Midvaal’s municipality performed the best with a score of 7,5 out of 10, while the Johannesburg en Tshwane Metros achieved 6,5 and 7 respectively. “The Midvaal...
by AfriForum | Aug 5, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements
The AfriForum branch in Vryburg, which includes Stella, is extremely concerned about the precarious circumstances in which the Naledi Local Municipality currently finds itself despite the fact that it was placed under business rescue. After the branch launched an...
by AfriForum | Jul 31, 2019 | Media statements, Local Government Affairs Media statements, Corruption Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today expressed its shock regarding Eskom’s latest record loss of R20,7 billion for the 2019 financial year until the end of March. The electricity giant’s debt now exceeds R440 billion. Dr Eugene Brink, AfriForum’s Strategic...
