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Business Report writes that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has called on the National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) to reject power utility Eskom’s request for a 19.9% tariff increase.
Nersa is currently holding public consultations on Eskom’s request to increase its prices in the 2018/19 financial year and Numsa made its submission on Monday. "We view this demand by Eskom as nothing more than a gross abuse of power, and an attempt by the State Owned Entity (SOE) to hold the entire country and the economy hostage. To make matters worse Eskom is poorly led and its senior management team is drowning in scandals," Numsa stated. The union accused Eskom of having the "audacity" of making a "thumb suck demand" and of being completely oblivious to the suffering of the working class majority. Numsa further called on Eskom to change its mandate from profit seeking to ensuring that SA was adequately electrified both for domestic and industrial life.
- Read this report in full at Business Report
- Read Numsa’s press statement in this regard at Numsa online
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