Disgruntled Soweto residents say they will not vote in the upcoming local government elections unless they have electricity, with some saying they have been living without electricity for a year
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Some did not even fall for ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s charm offensive when he promised them that Eskom was working on fixing their power challenges.Subscribe to News24 for just R75 per month to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. You can cancel any time.
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