Outrage over Cape Town`s electricity tariff hike
(World News South Africa)

Cape Town - The City of Cape Town is facing a groundswell of opposition to its increase of the electricity tariff and surcharge, a move which has been labelled as unconstitutional. The tariff increase and surcharge has sparked outrage from cash-strapped residents and has lead a civic group, a concerned resident and energy expert to take separate action to put pressure on the city and the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) to decrease costs. The recent increase in electricity tariffs and the levy has seen the cost of electricity rise astronomically, with some residents paying up to 30% more than the 8.8% intended. Civic organisation STOP COCT, which...