Ramaphosa asks power firm to delay price hike

The tariff rise that was agreed earlier this month has reportedly been put on hold, according to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The 18.65% tariff increase was scheduled to go into effect on April 1.

The president said this was not the proper moment to accomplish it while people and companies struggled as a result of regularly planned power outages while addressing delegates at a gathering of the ruling ANC party.

He claimed that the government was trying everything to end the problem, including thinking about importing power from nearby nations.

The nation has long been experiencing power outages, which have now become daily scheduled blackouts.