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Soweto residents protest electricity prices

Soweto residents protest electricity prices
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Protesters in the Johannesburg township of Soweto took to the streets in anger over what they say are unaffordable electricity prices from the

Protesters in the Johannesburg township of Soweto took to the streets in anger over what they say are unaffordable electricity prices from the state-run company Eskom.

Residents owe the company 4 billion rand in unpaid bills. They are demonstrating against a new system which means that prices fluctuate monthly according to residents.

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