Iqeqebana lezakhamizi zaseKZN liphakamise ukuthi kwehliswe amaholo ezikhulu eziphezulu zikahulumeni kukhokhelwe u-Eskom – esikhundleni sokwenyusa intengo kagesi. Amalungu omphakathi nezinhlangano zendawo babe nezwi labo ngosuku lokuqala lwezigcawu zomphakathi zomlawuli kazwelonke wamandla kagesi eThekwini – mayelana nesicelo sika-Eskom sokwenyuswa kwentela ngo-36% ngonyaka ozayo.
UManazi Mncube uyisakhamuzi saseMzimnyathi.
“Uma nifuna ukuxazulula lesi simo, ukuze abantu bakwazi ukuphila kuleli, bhekani labo ngqongqoshe bakuleli abahola imali eshisiwe, banqamule imiholo yabo basebenzise leyo mali bangasihluphi. “
UPaulos Gwala, waseNtuzuma, enyakatho yeTheku, utshele izigcawu ze-Eskom ezithanda into eyodwa kuphela.
“Izikhulu zakwa-Eskom zifika kithi uma zifuna ukunyusa amanani kodwa uma sizibiza ukuthi zize kithi sizoxoxa azitholakali, njengoba ubonile ngenyanga edlule lapho bezifuna ukuthi siphinde sibhale amakhodi. amamitha ethu, izalukazi bezingolayini abade, okufakazela ukuthi u-Eskom neNersa abanandaba nathi, abakufunayo yimali yethu kuphela.”
USthembiso Mgenge ohlala ehostela eJacobs uthi abampofu yibo abazohlupheka kakhulu.
“Mina ngiphuma endaweni ehlupheka kakhulu eShowe, nanamuhla kusekhona imindeni ephila ngogesi.
“Siyakuqonda ukuthi kukhona abantu abaxhumeke ngokungemthetho, kodwa bazobe bexhuma kuphi ngokungemthetho uma benikwa imisebenzi ukuze bakwazi ukukhokha?”
U-Desmond Kylas, omele i-Street Committee yeqembu, unxuse i-Nersa kanye no-Eskom ukuthi bayibheke ngeso lomuntu ompofu.
“Umbono womndeni wakho nabangane bakho kuleyo sayithi laphaya; bangakwazi ukuyikhokhela?”
U-Eskom uthi udinga ukunyuswa kwamanani entengo ukuze usize ekuhlukaneni nokuthembela ekutakuleni uhulumeni.
UCFO Calib Cassim utshele izigcawu ngoLwesihlanu ukuthi le nkampani ikweletwa u-R90 billion komasipala, kanti lesi sikweletu sikhula ngenani elingalawuleki eliphakathi kuka-R1 billion no-R1.5 billion ngenyanga.