UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The Soweto electricity bill

SA Local Government Association (Salga) chief executive Xolile George said the proposal by Soweto residents to pay a flat R100 fee for electricity is not the solution to the spiralling electricity debt of R19 billion that the country’s largest township owes power utility Eskom.He said Salga had been asking Eskom to respect the law and sign a service delivery agreement with municipalities to regulate the dual service provision, which has seen areas like Soweto being serviced by Eskom while other parts of the Johannesburg get their electricity from City Power. Soweto residents say they want to pay R100 a month. According to King Sibiya of the Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation (LLHRF) saids aid in the last couple of months Eskom has been disconnecting electricity to residents for non-payment. To chat more Seth Mazibuko Chairperson - Orlando Action Committee