{
  "id": 15355277,
  "title": "Malema promises to make electricity more affordable for citizens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/malema-promises-to-make-electricity-more-affordable-for-citizens",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:35:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/malema-promises-to-make-electricity-more-affordable-for-citizens/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has pledged to make electricity more affordable for South Africans. During a community meeting in Heilbron, Free State, party supporters raised concerns about the issue. At an election campaign rally, Malema emphasized the need to link the Social Security Agency (Sassa) grant databases with municipal systems to automatically identify social grant beneficiaries as indigent. He explained that electricity should be affordable, not cheap, as coal is produced in the same areas where electricity is generated, making its production very cheap. Malema further stated that Eskom should not earn profits, and the party plans to reduce electricity prices by ensuring Sassa and local government collaborate.",
  "summary": "Malema addressed party supporters during an election campaign rally in Heilbron.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}