Ekurhuleni has reversed the electricity tariff of R126 that once resulted in Tembisa residents taking to the streets in rejection of it.
The reversal was announced at a council sitting on Thursday and followed public consultations that had been held between September and October by the energy department across the metros regions.
In one of the consultations attended by Sowetan in Springs, where less than 30 residents showed up, the tariff was rejected, with residents saying it only added to the already high cost of living, while others said the timing of the consultations was a problem.