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Africa: Eskom causing an uproar
[Times Live: 2010-03-09]

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About 100 members of Earthlife Africa and the Gender Forum on Energy and Climate Change chanted "Eishkom" and "voetsek Eskom, voetsek". The crowd consisted mainly of women and they dance and sang while Eskom simply shut its doors. The demonstration came after Earth Life launched its report, "Free Basic Electricity: A Better Life for All" which argues that all South Africans should receive 200kW free electricity on a monthly basis. Some more facts. . .

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