The South African Teachers Union said
schools cannot afford to keep up with the increasing electricity costs.
Last week the National Electricity
Regulator of South Africa granted Eskom an 8 percent tariff hike for the next
five years.
Eskom initially applied for a 16 percent increase.
Sadtu said several schools have approached
the union about electricity costs.
Western Cape Department of Education
Spokesperson Paddy Attwell said that they had one school that approached them last
year for assistance regarding an Eskom bill however thy do know that schools are
struggling to pay their bills and they are assisting schools in negotiations
with local authorities where necessary, regarding bills.
Attwell adds that they have plans in place
to equalise payments to the poorest schools to make it easier for them to cover
their operating costs, including electricity bills.
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