Petrol price to go up this week

By Ashley Lechman The diesel price is set to decrease, which is welcome news for the economy. While the South African Reserve Bank kept interest rates on hold last week, this week consumers will suffer another blow as petrol prices are set to rise for April. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) announced […]

Consumers To Fall Deeper Into Debt Due To Electricity Tariff Hike

Consumers are at heightened risk of falling even deeper into debt because of the latest electricity tariff hike by Eskom. As of the 1st of April, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) granted the power utility a 12% increase for Eskom direct users. Eskom had initially applied for a 32% tariff increase for […]

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Consumers to fall deeper into debt due to electricity tariff hike

By Liabo Setho Consumers are at heightened risk of falling even deeper into debt because of the latest electricity tariff hike by Eskom. As of the 1st of April, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) granted the power utility a 12% increase for Eskom direct users. Eskom had initially applied for a 32% […]