South African households are battling with the high cost of living and further double-digit Eskom tariff hikes, on top of accumulative 440% increases since 2007, will drive consumers into a cost-of-living crisis. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Image
Cumulative electricity price hikes over the past 16 years are leading to an affordability crisis for poor, working and middle class
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