Soweto residents propose a R150 monthly fee to pay off Eskom debt
26 February 2020
Residents of Soweto have offered to pay Eskom a monthly flat rate of R150 to keep their lights on.
The suburb owes Eskom an estimated R18bn in unpaid electricity bills.
Scores of Soweto residents clad in ANC regalia were joined by their counterparts from Orange Farm, Ivory Park, Alexandra and Diepsloot as they marched from Uncle Tom's hall in Orlando West to Eskom's offices in Diepkloof on Wednesday.