![Eskom’s outlook for 2021 will be the worst year ever](https://urbanutilities.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eskom-Outlook.jpg)
![Eskom’s outlook for 2021 will be the worst year ever](https://urbanutilities.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eskom-Outlook.jpg)
![Another dark night for Gauteng under ‘load reduction’](https://urbanutilities.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Load-Reduction-Eskom.jpg)
Another dark night for Gauteng under ‘load reduction’
Soweto and Vaal residents can expect another dark night as Eskom is implementing “load reduction” – a localised form of rolling blackouts – again in those areas from 5pm. Rolling blackouts began in some areas in Gauteng again last week. In a...![Govt plans tax hikes of R40 billion over the next four years](https://urbanutilities.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Tax-Increase-1080x675.jpg)
Govt plans tax hikes of R40 billion over the next four years
Finance minister Tito Mboweni warned that R40 billion in tax hikes may have to be enforced in the next four years.Government will earn R300 billion less than expected in tax this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.The first round of tax hikes will be...![SA’s broken municipalities to get R20bn – almost as much as health – Emergency budget](https://urbanutilities.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/pexels-photo-210574-1080x675.jpeg)
SA’s broken municipalities to get R20bn – almost as much as health – Emergency budget
Finance minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday delivered a supplementary national budget that, he said in the written version of his speech, “saves lives, protects livelihoods and actively builds a bridge to a prosperous future”. It also channels a lot of...![Joburg prepaid electricity customers in for a shock](https://urbanutilities.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/prepaid.jpg)
Joburg prepaid electricity customers in for a shock
A household could see an increase of almost 50% as the city works to level pre- and post-paid charges. Joburg households and businesses using prepaid electricity are in for a shock if the fixed charges proposed in the city’s draft budget are approved. It was tabled on...![SA sewage is now being checked to track Covid-19 hotspots](https://urbanutilities.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Covid19.png)