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Tag: Eskom

Blog post: ANALYSIS: Does Soweto owe Eskom R18 billion in unpaid electricity?

Soweto is accused of a culture of not paying for public services that is rooted in resistance to apartheid. But do the township’s residents today owe South African power utility Eskom R18 billion?

07:27 | 31 October 2019 (GMT)

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Eskom and the viral infographic: do the numbers add up?

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Three claims about Eskom numbers
Source: Viral infographic on social media

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07:54 | 9 July 2018 (GMT)

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