City of Johannesburg residents who use prepaid electricity meters are up in arms as City Power is now charging an extra R200 per month.

Johannesburg residents have received a double whammy of charges as new electricity tariff increases kick in and City Power's R200 surcharge for...

Residents in Lufhereng protest City Power’s new R200 prepaid electricity surcharge, citing severe financial strain and hardship.

Outa warned the new R230 fixed charge for prepaid electricity users in Joburg effectively doubled lower-usage households' monthly bills.

Johannesburg Water acknowledged the struggles, stating that most systems are operating at low capacity or are completely empty.