AYABONGA CAWE: Unions’ stance on Eskom deal point to failed promises
NUM and Numsa are looking for a housing allowance and a 15% pay hike in a looming strike
22 May 2022 - 16:32
Messages syndicated by several WhatsApp groups from the Weather Service last week foretold what many experienced at the weekend. Chilly, wet weather and load-shedding reminded us to expect a cold and dark winter.
“Apologies, bahlali (residents),” Johannesburg’s City Power tweeted a few minutes before 6pm on Friday, announcing further unplanned outages in Alexandra, Orchards and Observatory, Gauteng. Cold comfort. A few days earlier the governor of the Reserve Bank had suggested that “electricity and other administered prices”, continue to pose a risk to households and firms. With the fuel levy reprieve ending and tariff hikes from Eskom ominously near, it could not get any colder or more distressing...
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