Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says he has revised proposed 2025/26 tariff changes for the municipality to reduce the strain that households face.

Eskom direct customers will pay an average of 12.74% more per unit of electricity consumed from today, Tuesday, 1 April 2025.

The City of Joburg has walked back a proposal to hike prepaid service and capacity charges—but it’s still not going anywhere.

South Africa’s telecommunications experienced growth in 2024, driven by a surge in fibre subscriptions, heightened engagement on social media platforms and substantial advancements in network coverage ...

Eskom's first round of electricity tariff hikes will kick in on Tuesday. The 12.7% increase will affect some three million ...

The committee emphasised the seriousness of the situation, noting that the escalating municipal debt affects not only Eskom’s financial stability but also the delivery of essential services to ...

– a 4% reduction in property rates, – 13% increase in water (lower than Rand Water’s 15.3%), – 12% increase in electricity (lower than Eskom’s 12.74% increase), – 6% increase in sanitation, – 4.6% ...

The revised tariff hikes, including a 13.9% increase for sanitation and water, are aimed at boosting the city’s revenue. This ...

The focus of the budget is reducing reliance on contracted services and strengthening the city’s internal capacity.

"The majority of Eskom direct customers are poorer customers in rural areas with a prepaid meter, which is a 20-amp prepaid meter,” Yellend explained. READ: Eskom coal plants granted environm ...

Electricity increases by 9.32% NERSA approved an increase of 12.74% for Eskom, which resulted in a corresponding ... The Domestic User tariff is applicable to properties on prepaid meters and the ...