Drakenstein Municipality Votes For Public Participation On 2026/27 Electricity Tariffs, Not Eskom’s Proposed 9.01% Tariff Hike

Drakenstein Municipality Votes For Public Participation On 2026/27 Electricity Tariffs, Not Eskom’s Proposed 9.01% Tariff Hike

Alderman Koos le Roux, Speaker of Drakenstein Municipality At the Special Drakenstein Council meeting held on Friday, 13 March 2026, Drakenstein Municipality, the majority of Council voted in favour of public participation on the Municipality’s proposed electricity tariff increases for the 2026/2027 financial year. It did not vote in support of Eskom’s proposed 9.01% electricity tariff hike. “In fact, Councillor Stephen Korabie, Executive Mayor …