Ramaphosa asks Eskom to halt 18.65% power tariff hike

GAUTENG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has appealed to Eskom to halt or delay its planned 18.65% electricity price hike, saying that to hike prices while load shedding was at its worst would be unfair to citizens. The president said he asked Eskom to consider halting the hike because South Africans were under extreme financial pressure, and load shedding was damaging businesses and incomes.