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- ↑ Luvhengo, Phathu (12 November 2021). "WATCH: Fed-up residents protest outside Eskom's Megawatt Park". Fourways Review.
- ↑ Motloung, Tshepiso (2 February 2023). "Electricity tariff hike: Residents, civil society organisations march to Eskom's Megawatt Park". News24.
