Eskom se voorgestelde verhoging in tariewe maak die publiek behoorlik onthuts.<\/p>\n
Eskom het onlangs bekend gemaak hy gaan die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika (Nersa) vra om sy voorgestelde verhoging van 44% goed te keur. <\/p>\n
Dit volg nadat \u2019n aansienlike verhoging in die prys van elektrisiteit vanjaar ook ingestel is. <\/p>\n
\u201cOns gaan gebuk onder die hoeveelheid geld wat ons maandeliks aan krag bestee. Nou kan jy jou indink hoe erg dit nog volgende jaar gaan wees,\u201d het \u2019n werker by \u2019n plaaslike tuisnywerheid ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n
\u2019n Middelinkomste-gesin gee nou minstens R500 meer op elektrisiteit uit n\u00e1 die verhoging vroe\u00ebr vanjaar.<\/p>\n
\u201cVoor die verhoging het ons R900 se krag vir die maand gekoop. Nou koop ons maandeliks ongeveer R1 500. En ons gebruik \u2019n gasstoof. \u2019n Mens sou dink dat dit \u2019n groter uitwerking sou h\u00ea, maar inteendeel. Ek sidder om te dink hoe erg dinge gaan raak as Eskom daarin slaag om sy voorgestelde verhoging deur Nersa te laat goedkeur.\u201d <\/p>\n
Diegene wat minder verdien, kan nie sien hoe hulle oor die weg gaan kom as hierdie voorgestelde verhoging goedgekeur word nie.<\/p>\n
\u201cDis moeilik. Ons het nie altyd krag nie, want daar is nie altyd geld nie. Dinge raak net moeiliker en as die verhoging goedgekeur word, weet ek nie hoe ons gaan survive<\/i> nie,\u201d meen \u2019n inwoner van \u2019n laeinkomstehuishouding. <\/p>\n
Die DA het ook onlangs \u2019n petisie geskep en inwoners genooi om dit te onderteken in hul poging om teen die voorgestelde verhoging kapsie te maak. <\/p>\n
DA-burgemeesters oor die land heen het ook hul misnoe\u00eb oor die voorgestelde verhoging direk met Eskom gedeel. <\/p>\n
Volgens die DA se webtuiste het Eskom sedert 2007 die prys van krag reeds met 450% verhoog. Die party is ook van mening dat die verhoging ondraaglike finansi\u00eble druk op huishoudings plaas, wat reeds met ho\u00eb lewenskoste sukkel. <\/p>\n
Teen Maandag (30 September) het 113 103 mense die petisie aanlyn onderteken. <\/p>\n
Die Breedevallei se burgemeester, Antoinette Steyn, s\u00ea sy sal aanhou teen die verhoging baklei.<\/p>\n
\u201cOns mense kan nie die verhoging bekostig nie. Ek sal tot die bitter einde baklei. Ons kan nie ons mense meer geld vra nie; dit staan n\u00earens in ons boeke geskryf nie. Ons mense kan nie so gestraf word vir ander se foute nie. Almal raak net armer,\u201d s\u00ea sy.<\/p>\n
Steyn en ander plaaslike raadslede het \u2019n veldtog in September gehou om seker te maak soveel as moontlik plaaslike inwoners onderteken die petisie teen die verhoging.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaaslik het ons sowat 5 000 handtekeninge gekry. Dit is alles na ons provinsiale leier gestuur. <\/p>\n
\u201cNatuurlik het ons ook ons briewe na die land se president en die minister van elektrisiteit gestuur. Iewers sal die president na ons krete moet begin luister.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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