Free basic electricity worth 50 kWh will be given to low-income households who can prove they meet the qualifying criteria. Low-income households in Johannesburg have one month left to register for ...

City Power is urging residents to register for free basic electricity before the 31 July deadline Qualifying households earning under R7,500 per month will receive 50 kWh of free electricity monthly ...

Eskom plans to gradually increase the Free Basic Electricity allocation from 50kWh to 200kWh, which it says should be sufficient to supply households with basic appliances for up to 28 days. This ...

Eskom Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane has revealed that while nearly 10 million households across South Africa are eligible for free basic electricity, only 2 million are actually receiving it.

Only 22.8% of poor households are given free electricity, representing one in four qualifying families. This was revealed during a Parliamentary portfolio committee on electricity and energy on ...