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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

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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 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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