Mzansi Man in Total Disbelief After Paying R600 for 64.3kWh of Electricity: SA People Say He’s Being Robbed

Mzansi Man in Total Disbelief After Paying R600 for 64.3kWh of Electricity: SA People Say He’s Being Robbed

  • One shook Mzansi man almost fell over backwards when he saw a friend pay R600 for 64.3kWh of electricity
  • Twitter user @keepprayingbro took to social media to show how his friend had been robbed
  • The people of SA feel the man got taken by Eskom, while others tried to find a logical explanation

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Eskom has really made electricity a luxury in Mzansi. Never mind the daily loadshedding, one man paid R600 for 64.3kWh of electricity – that is insane!

Shocked man and prepaid unit slip
Twitter user @keepprayingbro droppef R600 for 64.3kWh of electricity and got heart pulpitations. Image: Getty Images
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Prepaid meters have definitely made it easier for people to control their electricity consumption, however, there are still a lot of things that don’t add up. Like paying R600 for 64.3kWh of electricity.

Twitter user @keepprayingbro shared his friends prepaid electricity token slip, showing that he paid R600 for 64.3kWh of electricity. Something has to be wrong here!

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“Nahhhhh w*f is this ”

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Briefly News got into contact with the man and found out that the he got the picture from someone else. It was not him who got robbed.

"I got the picture from a friend."

The people of Mzansi share their thoughts on the electricity debarkle

While some are sure this is just another way Eskom is robbing the citizens of Mzanis, others gave some logical explanations. However, no matter the explination, this is still ludicris.

Take a look at what some had to say:

@Naledi1818 said:

“R9,4 per kWh means you are a heavy user but opted for option A, instead of B. So nothing untoward here. Just chose the correct tariff.”

@Siyabashaya said:

“Daylight robbery. Or maybe you forgot to pay municipal rates. A lot municipalities simply recover it from your next pre-paid recharge.”

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@Lu_vuyolwethu said:

“R200 gives me those units.”

@uMkhabela said:

“At this rate you have no reason not to rob them back.”

@msgsillie said:

“You get more units when you but electricity first week of the month.”

@ReginaldSimphi5 said:

Mzansi man left in shock as landlady sends him a mere R10 electricity when his units ran out

In related news, Briefly News reported that electricity has become a luxury. Between Eskom and stingy landlords, one young man might be turning to candles as permanent fixtures, LOL.

With loadshedding, constant power outages and electricity costing an arm and a leg, some Mzansi citizens would prefer if they’d just shut it off completely.

Twitter user @Real_Stevemalt was out of units so he contacted his landlady, and was not prepared for what she was about to present him. A mere R10 electricity is all our guy got and he had no words.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.

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