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Making headlines: DA wants Joburg Water board dissolved; Eskom reports successful conversion of its prepaid customer base; And, Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades

DA wants Joburg Water board dissolved

The Democratic Alliance today handed over two memoranda of demands to the City of Johannesburg, calling for the dissolution of the board of Johannesburg Water.

The DA led a protest outside the Joburg Municipal Council, on behalf of residents struggling under unreliable water supply in the city.

The DA’s memoranda were handed to the mayor and the speaker of the Johannesburg Council, urging assurance that the dissolution process is properly implemented.

The DA accused the coalition between the African National Congress, ActionSA, the Economic Freedom Fighters and the Patriotic Alliance of cadre deployment and misgovernance, which affected basic service delivery.

Eskom reports successful conversion of its prepaid customer base

Power utility Eskom says it has successfully completed its prepaid meter Key Revision Number rollover project, but has set a new deadline of December 13 to assist paying customers who are still experiencing challenges and an estimated 1.7-million zero buyers that are yet to complete the upgrade.

Eskom points out that it started off with a customer base of 6.91-million prepaid customers, while a data cleaning exercise fully updated the incomplete details of 341 000 customers, taking the customer base to 7.25-million.

As of Sunday, about 5.5-million customers, including about 400 000 zero buyers who have now become paying customers, have successfully rolled over and are transacting on KRN 2.

The utility says it is observing a decrease in the zero buyer numbers to about 1.7-million from the previous 12-month rolling average of 2.1-million.

Eskom pointed out that the result of this technology changeover has brought Eskom around 400 000 previous zero buyers to become new paying customers and provided with a wealth of data to bring further zero buyers into legitimately purchasing electricity.

And, Namibia votes for new president in most competitive election in decades

Voters waited in long queues outside polling stations in Namibia's capital Windhoek this morning to cast their ballots for a new president and parliament in what could be a tough election to win for the ruling SWAPO party.

SWAPO has governed the southern African nation since leading it to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Its presidential candidate, Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, would be the country's first female leader if she wins.

Political analysts said there is a possibility SWAPO will be ousted by youth fed up with high unemployment, inequality and corruption allegations, although longstanding loyalty to the party among older and rural voters could help it pull through.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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