South Africa’s power utility Eskom wants to cut electricity to municipalities that haven’t paid: households may pay the price

By Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria

South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would cut off the power to 14 municipalities that collectively owe it more than R110 billion (US$6.5 billion).…

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