Local government's electricity tariff hikes - an economic perspective

Good article from the Daily Maverick on municipal affairs.
 
Local government's electricity tariff hikes - an economic perspective
On Friday 18 November, in a small auditorium at the National Energy Regulator’s offices in Pretoria, a hearing was held on municipal tariffs for the forthcoming financial year. Only one interested party showed up to make a submission, but what it had to say spoke of an economic malaise that’s likely to affect all South Africans. By KEVIN BLOOM.