South Africans will eat less nutritious food to meet electricity costs
Social justice watchdog warns money will have to be redirected to power costs, plunging struggling households into further poverty
25 January 2023 - 22:24
Eskom’s electricity tariff hikes pose a direct threat to South Africans’ consumption of nutritious food, household savings, functionality and health...
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