SAFTU Opposes Eskom Electricity Hike, South Africans Agree

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SAFTU Opposes Eskom Electricity Hike, South Africans Agree
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions opposed the proposed tariff hikes Eskom wants to implement in 2025. Eskom wants to increase tariffs by over 35%.

Eskom announced that it would increase its tariffs by over 35%, and SAFTU strongly denounced the state-owned entitycurrent affairs journalist, covered current affairs relating to the economy, finance, banks, and state-owned enterprises during his seven years at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News.to 36.5% in July next year. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has yet to approve the tariff hike. However, SAFTU strongly opposes it and slams Eskom .

Eskom was accused of burning diesel excessively to keep the lights on and using power cuts to campaign for the 2024 generalTebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.

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