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2 3 ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACTION GROUP: ACCESS TO FREE BASIC ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY 2 3 1 Case information
The The LRC was consulted by the the Electricity Action Group (EAG) a a a a a a a a a community-based advocacy group concerned about the the the the the non-implementation of of of free basic electricity electricity to indigent indigent households households using pre-paid electricity electricity meters The The EAG EAG was was formed in in in in in in 2010 and campaigned on
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behalf of of of the the the the indigent indigent households households households within the the the the jurisdiction of of of the the the the Msunduzi Municipality based in in in in in in in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa The LRC was was required to assist various households households situated within the communities of Edendale S’nathing Dambuza Imbali Ashdown Sobantu Haniville France and Cinderella
Figure 5: Community members protesting at the court hearing (Photo: https://www facebook com/Electricity-Action-Group-112441760392110/)
20 LITIGATING LAND AND AND AND HOUSING IN IN IN SOUTH AFRICA LESSONS AND AND AND REFLECTIONS