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AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

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AfriForum welcomes Nersa’s decision to allow only 3,49% increase

ByAfriForum 24/02/202224/02/2022

AfriForum welcomes the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa)’s decision to increase Eskom’s electricity increase for the 2022/2023 financial year by only 3,49%. This follows after Eskom asked for a 20,5% increase. The result of previous regulatory clearing account (RCA) decision means that the total increase will be 9,61% for the next financial year.

AfriForum opposed this electricity increase from the outset by submitting written comments to Nersa. The organisation also participated in the public participation process by submitting a presentation arguing that the costs of Eskom’s alleged corrupt activities and maladministration in calculating the increase in next year’s electricity tariff should be excluded.

“Nersa should do everything in its power to protect the consumer. This is the first step in the right direction, but we mentioned during our presentation that Nersa must go even further to make prudential assessments in Eskom’s operations. We believe that the tariff will be substantially adjusted downwards when such steps will be taken,” says Morné Mostert, AfriForum’s Manager for Local Government Affairs.

Mostert further believes that there is a possibility that Eskom will have Nersa’s decision reviewed. “In the past, Eskom has litigated against every tariff decision Nersa has made. We hope that Nersa will be able to defend their position in court.”

AfriForum will further study the reasons for this decision to protect the rights of consumers in the energy sector.