Buffalo City Metro has ramped up its efforts to fight back against the scourge of cable theft and vandalism of its assets by hiring armed security and installing security cameras at key intersections.
Politicians, business leaders and analysts in the Eastern Cape have warned of “imminent instability” if President Cyril Ramaphosa does not adequately address the Eskom crisis in his state of the nation (Sona) address. Some critics warned of the possibility of “total collapse” if no workable and adequately funded plans were put in place to deal with the crippling load-shedding, with DA provincial leader Nqaba Bhanga describing the outages as a “time bomb”.
Consumers across the province will have to face the brunt of the Eskom tariff hikes after energy regulator Nersa granted Eskom an 18.65% hike for the next financial year.