Zimbabwe here we come!!!! They are ( once again ) blaming it on , guess what...the legacy of apartheid...YAWN...... you guys have had 15 years to sort that one out. Why do we have to pay for Eskoms capital growth projects....the government should be paying for that...and in any case, no matter who pays, it will be badly managed and stolen before anything of value happens. This is so bad for the economy....R 2000-00 a month for electricity means R 2000-00 less that can be spent so that will affect businesses and will result in runaway inflation ......the cost of all goods and services is going to soar. Also who is going to determine who the " poor " are...if this happens we will ALL BE POOR!!!!!!

Another fine stuff up as a result of the ANC policies. Besides lining their own pockets is there nothing that they do which works. Why is it always a result of apartheid ? It is time they stood up and be counted, It will be interesting to hear what the Umfaan Julious has to say about these increses.

This is the FINAL straw.PEOPLE wake up !!! Go do some reseach on FREE energy ,you will find that using WIND ,Magneticmotors ,Ocean ,Sun(solar) are all out their ,WE just need to start using them. LET see what ESKOM will do then .... REMEMBER this is all ABOUT a monopoly ... FREE ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE

We need to end Eskom's monopoly - these proposed increases are out of line... most people will not be able to afford them.... but it's also made worse when you read about the bonuses being paid to Eskom management. Government must step in and put an end to this greed, because if i (as a middle class citizen) am having trouble with these increases, what about the majority of the population? How will they be able to afford it?

it wouldn't surprise me if on closer examination(if one were allowed that is) we find that the companies partially owned by ANC bigwigs get there electricity at a fraction the rest of the country is paying. A real nice kickback to friends of the ANC and screw the rest. That is the rest of us will co-fund their companies/buddies/family members electricity so they can make a lot more profit. Let Eskom show totally transparency to the media if it wants us to buy into this scheme. I want the media to give us the public assurances that we are not being fleeced in what is really a complex kick back scheme!!

Two problem with this, first being bad planning on Eskoms part, they were already of this problem on the horizon in 1997. Second one is they are giving more free electricity to the poor in order for the ANC to win votes, that at the expense of the honest citizen who pays his taxes and electricity bills.

Why do power stations need to be payed off in 3 years or even 5? It will take this long to build them (or knowing eskom, think about building them.) These projects should be paid off over 20 or 30 years not expect us to pay them upfront. If the government had not spent billions on silly ships, planes and egotist toys they would have the money to fund this. It is unacceptable, heads should roll and eskom ceo should take a massive cut in salary, they truly have no clue living the rich life where these increases make little difference. And while government looks at cellphone rates when are the banks going to lower their charges? The rip-off society must stop.

Our government is pathetic and the ordinary tax paying citizen suffers. If government officials can spend in excess of R300 000 for a party or 5 star accomodation then I am sure they can stop this madness by allocating some funds so that Eskom can do whatever they need to do to provide a good service.Is there no one out there that can also provide electricty using more effective, less expensive and environment friendly methods...????HELP

I wonder how much of this increase will go to exorbitant bonuses? I have friends working for Eskom who boasted as to the size of their bonuses this year - in some instances up to 40% of annual salary!!! Not to mention the fact that Eskom EXCO members also received huge bonuses, albeit hidden in convoluted "stock option" schemes (refer Eskom annual report 2009)

WE NEED MORE COMPETITION IN THIS COUNTRY FOR MANY THINGS, ESKOM BEING ONE OF THEM, TELKOM BEING ANOTHER ETC ETC. THEN WE WILL SEE THE DIFFERENCE ON HOW COMPANIES ARE RUN. THEN WE; THE CONSUMER WILL BE TREATED THE WAY WE DESERVE TO BE.. LOOK OVERSEA'S SO THEY HAVE THESE PROBLEMS...? NO ! HOW COME IN YEARS GONE BY WE DID NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEM'S? SOMEONE SOMEWHERE IS MAKING MUCK UP'S & WE ARE PAYING FOR THEM. FRANKIE GARDNER K.Z.N.