WATCH: The poor are kept in the dark

Business Day TV talks to Energy Writer Denene Erasmus about the government’s free energy programme

Tshwane's  energy and electricity business unit is attending to a power failure caused by theft and vandalism that is affecting the Pretoria CBD and nearby businesses. Picture: 123RF/ mushroomsartthree
Tshwane's energy and electricity business unit is attending to a power failure caused by theft and vandalism that is affecting the Pretoria CBD and nearby businesses. Picture: 123RF/ mushroomsartthree

The government’s free basic electricity programme was intended to help 10-million poor households, but only 2.3-million are benefiting as a result of the misallocation of funds and poor administration. Business Day TV speaks to Energy Writer Denene Erasmus for more detail.

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