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Statistics SA's non-financial census on all 257 municipalities around the country shows a decrease in some free basic services, but increased demand for free basic electricity.
Exposed: Municipalities have diverted billions from the poor, depriving them of free basic electricity A new electricity scandal has erupted in South Africa. Only two in every 10 poor households that qualify for free basic electricity have received it for at least the past five years, with municipalities diverting at least R40bn earmarked for indigents. This has been highlighted by Chris Yelland, one of South Africa’s top energy analysts. He speaks to BizNews about how it is very difficult – and often impossible – for poor people to register for free basic services and raises the questi...