Electricity costs have more than gone up significantly. Still, as they increase, demand for Eskom's power is dwindling - not least because persistent load shedding is driving consumers to seek out alternate power sources.

On the other hand, inflation rates have remained within the desired range of 3% to 7%. The Reserve Bank stated that administered prices, such as electricity and water, are still short-term inflation risks.

However, as electricity rates have risen, demand for Eskom's power has decreased. Load shedding has also contributed to the drop in demand, with users opting for other power sources, according to NERSA.

Chris Yelland is an energy expert and managing director at EE Business Intelligence who spoke to Radio Islam International; he says that this is based on an estimation of costs and sales; from this, it allows Eskom to recover a certain amount of revenue and generate a profit.

Video footage of a teacher kicking a toddler has Phoenix residents

calling for the principal of a crèche to be fired.

Following reports that his instructor molested a two-year-old boy, community residents gathered outside the learning centre to demand the principal's removal.

Preshalin Pillay, the child's father, said he noticed his child's wounds when he picked him up from Just Juniors Academy Crèche. Pillay claimed he contacted the school after seeing the video of the toddler being kicked.

He has filed an assault charge against the teacher. He explained that this was not the first time his son had returned home bruised from school. The teacher informed the father that his son had scraped his nose, but she did not explain why the two-year old's forehead was wounded.

Jonathan Annipen spoke to Radio Islam International; he says that this is an ongoing issue.

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On Monday, ANC treasurer Paul Mashatile moved swiftly to deny buying votes as pictures emerged of him and other officials handing out cash in a church in Makhado, which have since gone viral. Mashatile stated that it was tithes, which is the transfer of 10% of one's salary to the church, and that this was shared with the other congregants so as they did not feel inferior.

The incident occurred in a context wherein the ruling African National Congress has not been able to pay staff, who had previously picketed outside its offices, but have since postponed this action to assist with the election. Further, the party reportedly also owes the taxman for deducting PAYE as you earn (PAYE) tax from staff, yet had not handed it over to the revenue service. The move is illegal under the country's election laws and may constitute fraud if proved, though this is often difficult.

Speaking to Radio Islam International, Accountability Now's Advocate Paul Hoffmann argued that factors such as these inhibit the fairness of elections. He further alluded to the fact that this may be difficult to prove, but that voters need to make up their own minds. It will be difficult to prove that the intention was to buy votes or enter into a corrupt transaction, but those who've looked at the video will draw their own conclusions [around] the intention behind those receiving the money and behind Mr Mashatile.

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