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power surcharge

Food or electricity — power tax forces a cruel choice on Joburg’s poorest people

TARIFF TIRADE

Food or electricity — power tax forces a cruel choice on Joburg’s poorest people

By Ferial Haffajee

City of Joburg backtracks on reprieve for punishing power tax

SURCHARGE U-TURN

City of Joburg backtracks on reprieve for punishing power tax

By Ferial Haffajee