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This article is more than 6 years old Amidst unprecedented security measures , South Africa's President Jacob Zuma delivered his tenth State of the Nation Address on 9 February 2017. We fact-checked his speech . Energy South Africa’s development indicators showed that 6,340,321 households had been connected to the grid as of 2013/14. A further 233,455 were connected in 2014/15 and 231,012 were connected in 2015/16 . Figures for 2016/17 have yet to be released. Zuma’s claim is correct based on these figures. They show that a total of 6,804,788 households - nearly 7 million - were connected as of 31 March 2016. As of 2016, 90,3% of South African households had access to electricity for lighting. - Kate Wilkinson Education
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