Parliament’s Appropriations Committee is concerned about Eskom’s proposed electricity tariff increases [SOUND]

# Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations warns that increased electricity costs could deepen the financial pressures experienced by households amid rising inflation, persistently high living costs and a stagnant economy. Eskom has proposed an 8.83-percent increase for its direct customers and an 8.84-percent increase for municipalities purchasing electricity from the power utility, effective from the first of April 2027. Committee chairperson Mmusi Maimane says the proposed tariff increases are inconsistent with government’s commitment to combating poverty and unemployment: