The GOOD Party in Drakenstein officially handed over the municipality’s response to a petition to residents of the Bakka informal settlement on Friday, as the landowner agreed to sell the land to Drakenstein for the municipality to provide electricity to residents of the settlement.
The GOOD Party notes with concern the City of Cape Town’s public condemnation of Eskom and NERSA over electricity tariff increases, while continuing to impose its own unaffordable and often opaque charges on residents.
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The GOOD Party joins the collective with a sigh of relief that Eskom’s proposed 36.15% tariff hike was not granted by energy regulator Nersa. However, the increase of 12.74% for the financial year 2025/26, 5.36% for 2026/27, and 6.19% for 2027/28 will be a major blow to indebted consumers.
The GOOD Party in George condemns the disconnecting of electricity meters whilst the municipal offices are closed over the festive season. Poor and elderly residents of George had to endure long queues, in a heatwave, to try and make arrangements after their electricity meters were disconnected, despite believing they had made payment arrangements with the municipality for their accounts that were in arrears.
Today members of GOOD staged a silent picket outside the Gauteng North High Court in Pretoria as the City of Cape Town challenged NERSA’s refusal to approve the City’s electricity tariff applications for July 2022 and July 2023 financial years.
The GOOD Party, Led by Secretary-General, Brett Herron and GOOD National Chairperson, Matthew Cook will hold a picket outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to protest the City of Cape Towns court case to charge whatever it wants for electricity.
As GOOD, we are pleased to report that planning has begun for the electrification of Lady’s Park Informal Settlement.
GOOD Statement by Brett Herron ,GOOD Secretary-General 19 November 2024 A combination of Eskom’s inability to prudently manage its operations, NERSA’s failure to assist Eskom to sustainably meet its targets…