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While there has been widespread rejection to the revised e-toll tariffs announced on Wednesday‚ a large debt counselling company said they “will bring welcome relief to hard-pressed consumers”. Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said that road users in Gauteng will pay up to 50% less a month‚ while those with outstanding amounts owed to the South

Eskom recently made an urgent application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to increase the electricity tariff by 25.3% for the 2015/2016 financial year. Neil Roets, CEO of debt counselling firm Debt Rescue, warned that these price increases will plunge large numbers of consumers and business into debt. Eskom’s planned price increase
UPHASISWE ngokusemthethweni ekuqaleni kwale nyanga umthetho oyisichibiyelo kwiNational Credit Act ozovimbela izitolo ukuba ziqoqe izikweletu kubantu ekubeni lezo zikweletu sezaphelelwa yisikhathi sesingasekho isidingo sokuthi zingaqoqwa. Okuqukethwe yilo mthetho wukuthi kumele ukuthi umthengi kube wukuthi naye akavumi ukuthi uyazana nesikweletu okuthiwa esakhe. Lokhu kumele kube wukuthi kuphela iminyaka emithathu iiandeiana umthengi esiphika lesi sikweletu ngomlomo noma
ELECTRICITY consumers might have to dig deeper into their pockets should Eskom’s tariff hike application be granted. The electricity generator applied to the National Electricity Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for a 25% tariff increase, citing that it was running at a loss. Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said it had taken the cue from Finance
Eskom’s application to the National Energy Regulator (Nersa) for an additional 12.6% increase in the price of electricity will have enormous implications for the South African business sector and consumers, the AHi business chamber warned on Thursday. Nersa said it would announce its decision on whether it will authorise Eskom’s application to hike tariffs by

Cape Town – Eskom’s application to the National Energy Regulator (Nersa) for an additional 12.6% increase in the price of electricity will have enormous implications for the South African business sector and consumers, the AHi business chamber warned on Thursday. Nersa said it would announce its decision on whether it will authorise Eskom’s application to

Nersa said it would announce its decision on whether it will authorise Eskom’s application to hike tariffs by a total of 25.3% on June 29 2015. “The tariff increases by municipalities will further add to the pressure on the small business sector, which is already struggling,” warned AHi CEO Christo van der Rheede. The AHi

KAAPSTAD. – As die Nasio- nale Energiereguleerder (Ner- sa) Eskom se aansoek vir ‘n 25%-kragverhoging toestaan, is dit ” ‘n ramp wat miljoene verbruikers in dieper skuld gaan dompel”. So waarsku Neil Roets, uit- voerende hoof van die skuld- beradingsmaatskappy Debt Rescue, oor Eskom se jongste aansoek vir die heropening van tariefonderhandelinge vir 2015-16. Nersa