South Africa: Durban Settlement Electrified After 2020 but Many Meters Never Worked

Residents in Kenville say they are unhappy because they still have to use illegal connections despite electrification Read more »

Africa: Activists Gather At TotalEnergies Offices to 'Kick Polluters Out of Africa'

Campaign laid blame for South Africa's skyrocketing electricity tariffs at the feet of the fossil fuel industry Read more »

South Africa: Lesotho Explores R5-Billion Floating Solar Project On Its Highland Reservoirs

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority is proposing large-scale solar plants on the Katse and Mohale dams Read more »

South Africa: Khayelitsha Households in the Dark for a Month As Eskom Fails to Fix Transformers

Residents in Ndlovini say Eskom has ignored repeated complaints Read more »

South Africa: Kariega Residents Protest Over Electricity Woes

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it is attending to over 1,100 cable and line faults across the metro Read more »

South Africa: Public Gets Three More Weeks to Comment On Eskom Nuclear Site - - but Critics Say It's Not Enough

The deadline for public comment on the 2,700-page draft environmental scoping report and appendices has been extended to 25 May Read more »

South Africa: Thyspunt Recommended for Eskom's New Nuclear Power Station

A draft environmental scoping report says the Eastern Cape coastal site is the most viable, but a heritage protection order could complicate the process Read more »

South Africa: Durban Flood Victims Left Without Power

Families caught up in battle over rents and rates Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of Soweto Residents Protest in Pretoria for a Flat Rate Electricity Tariff

They want the regulator to introduce a flat rate of R350 for poor households Read more »

South Africa: City Power Billing Changes Leave Jhb Residents With Sky-High Bills

Johannesburg's power utility says credits of R136-million have been issued to 86 customers who were overcharged Read more »

South Africa: How Cape Town Is Converting Waste Into Electricity

The City has invested R93-million at the Coastal Park Landfill site where methane is converted into electricity Read more »

South Africa: Government Fossil Fuel Subsidies Triple Under Ramaphosa

Subsidies reached almost R200-billion last year, mostly from increases in Eskom bailouts and carbon tax exemptions, while the renewables subsidy in 2024 was less than 5% of fossil… Read more »

South Africa: Elderly Komani Residents Protest Over Electricity

Mayor says their electricity meters will be blocked until they settle their debt Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Village With Solar Farm Has No Power

Villagers say they gave up grazing land for solar panels in 2022, but they have not seen any reward Read more »

South Africa: Municipality Silent On Why It Can't Provide Electricity

"We no longer care about bricks because we know they will take forever," says Komani woman who has lived in shacks for 24 years Read more »

South Africa: Thousands of Families Live On Railway Reserves Without Water, Electricity or Rubbish Collection

People have occupied the railway line between Langa and Bonteheuwel train stations since 2019 and at old Philippi depot since 2020 Read more »

South Africa: Eskom Starts Environmental Assessment for a Third Nuclear Power Station

Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape and Bantamsklip in the Overberg are proposed sites Read more »

South Africa: Writing Exams in Leaking Classrooms With No Electricity

The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027 Read more »

South Africa: Tshwane Municipality Fails to Improve Living Conditions At Mamelodi Hostel

Three years ago the City promised to restore electricity and erect a fence. Nothing has been done and the place is deteriorating Read more »

South Africa: Raw Sewage Forces Khayelitsha Families to Abandon Shacks

A blockage in the main sewer line has caused manholes to overflow Read more »

South Africa: Police Nyala Torched During Cape Town Electricity Protest

"We burned tyres to get this land, water and toilets. We will now burn tyres to get electricity" says Khayelitsha protester Read more »

South Africa: Protest Against Fossil Fuels At African Energy Week

About 50 people gathered outside Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday afternoon to protest against fossil fuel. The centre is the venue for African Energy Week, an… Read more »

South Africa: Disabled Ekurhuleni Residents Given Houses Without Water and Electricity

The houses were specifically given to elderly and people with disabilities in Extension 2, Mackenzieville Read more »

South Africa: Appeal Court Blocks Eskom's Giant Richards Bay Power Plant

The SCA has set aside the 2019 environmental authorisation for the 3,000MW Richards Bay gas-to-power plant Read more »

South Africa: Municipal Buildings Torched As Electricity Protest Descends Into Chaos

Residents of Mondlo township want an end to load reduction implemented by Abaqulusi Municipality Read more »