The City of Cape Town has urged residents to be aware of scammers who pretend to be city electricity technicians. The City said its contractors carry legitimate identification cards and a notification or reference number of the problem they're sent to fix. "If you are unsure about any official visit your home, please do not hesitate before you make contact with the city's call centre to verify," said Beverley van […]
The need for recreational facilities in impoverished areas has been highlighted with the deaths of four children electrocuted in Philippi East during stormy weather on Monday. Police responding to the area found residents retrieving their bodies from a dam near the Klipfontein Mission Station informal settlement. Fierce winds and heavy rains lashed the province over the long weekend, resulting in widespread flooding and severe damage to electrical infrastructure. Two brothers, […]
A protest against the City’s recent electricity tariffs, organised by Cape Town consumer group Electricity Prices Must Fall, has gained momentum with support from Cosatu, which will join the group outside the Civic Centre on August 9, Women’s Day. Electricity Prices Must Fall spokesperson Natasha Greste said Cosatu extended its support for the protest “because everybody is feeling it, and especially the working class”. Greste said they were staging the […]
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) says it will be bringing an urgent application against the government to overturn the National State of Disaster in connection with the electricity supply constraints. This comes after the Presidency declared a National State of Disaster and announced that the government seeks to appoint a minister of electricity, as power black-outs continue. The organisation says government has at its disposal legislation to deal with the current energy crisis. […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with ministers, premiers and mayors to discuss the country’s worsening energy crisis. Last weekend, he convened a meeting with leaders of political parties, the National Energy Crisis Committee and the Eskom board. Another round of consultations will then follow with business, labour and inter-faith groups. The country has been experiencing regular rolling blackouts and South Africans are demanding answers and urgent action. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
