civic organisations
CIVIC associations believe the 12.4% electricity price hike approved by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will financially cripple residents who are still recovering from the previous year’s increase.
Selvan Govender, the secretary of the Phoenix Civic Movement, said the organisation disagreed with the timing of the increase because it came on the back of a water billing crisis.
“Just under 60 days ago, the eThekwini Municipality surprised 49 000 residents by adding an average of R6 000 of prescribed billing
