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Claire Keeton

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Covers:  Mental health, environment & climate change, lifestyle & adventure travel

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I write features for the Sunday Times across a range of topics including the environment and climate change, mental health, lifestyle and I do adventure travel reporting, I have travelled to 60+ countries. I specialised in HIV and wrote an HIV blog. I have co-authored the travel book Wild Weekends. I have been awarded mental health and HIV fellowships. I have covered the Truth Commission, conflict zones and the ascent of Mount Everest by Sibusiso Vilane, living at base camp with him. I have wor…

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New electricity price hikes push families deeper into the dark

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By Claire Keeton Verified, Francesca de Gasparis
| Moneyweb Verified
Rising electricity costs are leaving millions of South Africans in the cold and dark this winter. Electricity tariff increases averaging 9% for municipal customers kicked in on Wednesday 1 July. This followed a similar Eskom increase three months earlier. Tariffs have risen roughly six times faster than inflation since 2007, a 2026 analysis found.
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OPINION | New electricity price hikes push families deeper into the dark

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By Francesca de Gasparis, Claire Keeton Verified
| News24 Verified
Comments Gift article Bookmark 0:00 Subscribers can listen to this article Rising electricity costs have put power beyond the reach of millions of South Africans, but expanding nuclear is not the answer, writes SAFCEI. Brent Meersman/GroundUp Read this for free Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.
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South Africa: New Electricity Price Hikes Push Families Deeper Into the Dark

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By Claire Keeton Verified, Francesca de Gasparis
| AllAfrica
The problem now is not load shedding but price Rising electricity costs are leaving millions of South Africans in the cold and dark this winter. Electricity tariff increases averaging 9% for municipal customers kicked in on Wednesday 1 July. This followed a similar Eskom increase three months earlier. Tariffs have risen roughly six times faster than inflation since 2007, a 2026 analysis found.
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