LUNGILE MASHELE: There is no such thing as cheap electricity
Subsidised flat tariff for people below a certain income level would allow them to buy power at affordable tariffs
18 July 2024 - 05:00
SA has the highest unemployment rate in the world. With a Gini coefficient of 0.67, it also has the highest income inequality in the world, and it has continued to increase post-apartheid.
The Stats SA inequality trends report shows that the provision of services such as electricity are still race and income based; white people and wealthy people have almost 100% access to electricity from the mains...
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