The areas, which are part of district 13 and powered by the Belhar substation have been without electricity since Friday evening last week.
Eskom said that the blackout was related to 'unplanned faults'.
While officers were searching for a truck reported stolen in the area on Friday, they noticed a suspicious premises and investigated.
In total, the accused, who's not being named to protect some of his other victims who are minors and relatives, has been convicted on 21 of the 27 charges against him.
The officer allegedly turned the gun on himself during the funeral proceedings outside the VGK Elsies River Church in Halt Road earlier on Saturday.
On Wednesday, the accused (who’s not being named to protect some of his alleged victims) spent a third day on the stand, describing his version of events.
The child disappeared from near her Elsies River home in February 2020 and more than a week later, police arrested the accused in the Eastern Cape. He led police to her body in a storm water pipe, along the N1 highway, near Worcester.
Police say their investigation into the incident is still underway and has called on anyone who can assist detectives with their probe to contact them.
The man accused of killing Van Wyk appeared briefly in the Western Cape High Court on Monday, where the matter was postponed to Wednesday to give the accused’s new lawyer time to consult.
The man accused of killing 8-year-old Tazne van Wyk on Monday appeared in the Western Cape High Court where the matter was postponed to Wednesday to give the accused’s new lawyer time to consult.
The accused made a brief appearance in the Western Cape High Court on Monday morning.
Tazne van Wyk disappeared in February 2020. Her body was found near Worcester about two weeks later.
Two Elsies River police officers had to think on their feet after receiving an emergency call of a woman who was going into labour.
Aljondre Byers (14) was caught in the crossfire of rival gangs in Leonsdale in Elsies River over the weekend. He was shot in the head.
Tazne van Wyk's body was found in a storm water drain near Worcester days after she disappeared. She was apparently last seen with a neighbour. The man was tracked down and arrested in Cradock in the Eastern Cape. He's believed to have led police to her body.
Linda Soboyce was last seen on Wednesday afternoon when she left to attend a party in Valhalla Park. The teen never made it back home.
On Thursday, two gunmen opened fire on Uitsig community leader and taxi boss, Angelo Kube. Both his daughters were with him, inside his car, at the time. He died at the scene, while his youngest daughter was left wounded.
Taxi boss Angelo Kube was killed and his five-year-old daughter is still in ICU, while her 12-year-old sibling suffered slight injuries after another bullet grazed her hand in the attack.
