Throughout the lockdown, and after new electricity tariffs were implemented by the Johannesburg city council in July, many people took to social media to post images of their metro bills which revealed astronomical tariffs, often adding up to more than residents’ mortgage costs, according to Daily Maverick associate editor Ferial Haffajee.

GUEST: FERIAL HAFFAJEE - Daily Maverick associate editor

GUEST: FRANK HINDA - City Power manager of pricing and tariff structure