Opinion
It might be in arrears, but Soweto is a victim of the Eskom crisis, not the cause
01 March 2020 - 00:00
On Tuesday and Wednesday, people of Soweto and other low-income communities across Gauteng protested against Eskom. Among a number of issues, they were protesting getting cut off from electricity as a result of not paying the rates they owe to Eskom...
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