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Only 200 of 12,000 Tshepisong households paying for electricity: City Power

TimesLIVE · 27 August 2026 at 20:53

Only 200 of 12,000 Tshepisong households paying for electricity: City Power

The electricity crisis in Tshepisong, Soweto, has taken on a new dimension with City Power revealing that only about 200 out of nearly 12,000 households in the area are paying for electricity.

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