Eskom Gona Kill Me Die!
February 25, 2010 by Brown Shuga
I can’t cope… 25% increase in electricity prices bathong?
The National Energy Regulator announced that they’ve approved electricity tariff increases of 24.8% this year, 25.8% next year and 25.9% in 2012….
Well, I’m officially going shopping… Like seriously going shopping….
…..for iPraima stovu…
Apparently these massive & shocking increases will put 250 000 people out of work. (amazing that soon after the increase announcement the `’they” already know the exact number of jobs that will be lost, when/how did they count?)
Yeah no, 25% is too much but I guess it’s much better than the 35% increase Eskom had proposed, so we should be thankful, right? Hayi, someone needs to do something though, this is scary.
Our salaries only go up nga bo ma 7 – 15% per annum, how are we to cope with all these increases? Petrol, electricity, food? Every time I go to do my grocery shopping, the prices have gone up. No wonder people get married, it’s hard being alone.
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sbozh on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 3:05 am
This seems very insensitive by Eskom/regulator, why not a higher increase first – 25.9% kuqala thn lower increase as the price gets higher! Wasibulala uThabo Mbeki, almost 2 terms in office & thr was economic growth they dn’t think of investing in power stations, now just after a recession we have to dig deeper into almost empty pockets.
Lela on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 3:52 am
Tjo i feel like crying,and you wonder why some of us are living in sin,ngeke sana,c now that means mine is 12% increase.
LM on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 4:44 am
Sjoe, i must get a man or minister of finance the soonest…haibo! i can only stretch my salary so far
ugogal on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 5:14 am
Ja neh? Its not like its any cheaper currently, now this? Iyoo
I think I’ll also go shopping 4 praimastov. While I’m there shop 4 more blankets since gas 4 my heater is also getting steeper by the day.
lorrelai on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 5:41 am
i think its time 4 that veggie garden that i’ve been putting off, just so i can cut costs. aykho le.
siyabee on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 6:51 am
….ESKOM!HATE HATE HATE THEM!
I always knew they dont need 35% but they used a high percentage so that we’ll feel better about whatever amount NERSA gives them, even though its still very high. nxaaaaa
Bruised Ego on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 7:48 am
lol take care of Siya while you at it….Prima stovu iyacinanisa mos, not bad for our nostrils
Bruised Ego on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 7:48 am
i meant not good for our nostrils
ugogal on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 8:04 am
malini parafini vele?
Dladla on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 8:13 am
I swear, SA is just a scary place. I believe on the saying now; the rich gets richer while the poor remain poor.
I mean, this doesn’t really affect the ‘elite’, as much, as affects ordinary citizens.
Just after a ridiculous period of financial difficulty, we wake up to this bull… EISH, Ass-kom!
Mabheka on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 8:17 am
@Ugogal parafin is not a regulated product therefore @ 1 service station it could cost R3.80 a litre or R 6.50 right next door therefore find cheapest seller as its demand its bound to increase. @ ESkom masimba nje anga
Makgotso on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 8:23 am
I concurr with you BS kunzima ukubasingle uma kunje.
ntshepeng on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 8:48 am
NATIONAL STRIKE!!!!!!! JUST BEFORE THE WORLD CUP. It should work!
LindZ on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 9:21 am
I can just see illegal connections sprouting up everywhere. Poeple are going to bridge umbani so they pay less or nothing at all.
Afro Samurai on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 9:30 am
I know it sounds bad but I feel zero remorse when I hear somebody got electrocuted to death because of an illegal connection,karma.Anyways,guess I’m going to have to overcome my fear of gas/paraffin stoves.
Jackie on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 9:47 am
Monopoly Ass-Kom mxm,time they gt competitors
segs on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 10:14 am
Govt owned businesses… SABC, Eskom… hai, noh!
mama ka Gundi on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 10:23 am
Im freakin out need a izinyokanyoka contact …haai anever 25% increase izobuyaphi….
National strike b4 world cup serious !!
I was almost in tears izolo worse thina basema drobeni u cant even do some mkokotelo 2it electricity haai ngithutha goin back 2ekasi !!
Mogwanthi on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 10:30 am
haiye shame, vat & sit masihlalisane, We need to share the costs of everything manje!
Cinnabon on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 11:50 am
Solar Power…do it now, its expensive to start off but way worth it in the long run…we are being forced to go green…start planting your own fruits and veggies…get a water tank and a purifying system…we need to go back to our roots…use what Nature provides.
nan on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 2:13 pm
hayu man this is daylight robbery mos
and to top it off nje most of it will go to the fat cats in the form of bonuses,salaries and who knows what else
better start saving up on the candles,funyafuthis and imbawula coz its gonna be a long one this year
mama ka Gundi on Thu, 25th Feb 2010 4:39 pm
lmao @funyafuthi haai Mbawula is the way is parrafin lamp !!
Rego on Fri, 26th Feb 2010 10:31 am
TRJERR!!! These ppl wanted to increase ka 25% to begin with, so they said 35% to shock us so when they tell us the real figure we’d feel relieved!NXA
Frm now on im switching to prepaid electricity, cooking once or twice a week, charging my phone and laptop at work, joining a gym to bath there and how much is a solar panel for the lights? AND no more visiting relatives!