Electricity outages
Jabavu residents take to the streets over electricity outages
The demonstrators have blocked Elias Motsaoledi road, causing traffic disruptions.
The current supply shortages have been caused in part by a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake off northeast Japan last week that killed at least two people and damaged several thermal power plants.
There have been power outages recently due to ongoing routine maintenance to update old electrical equipment.
Community members began protesting over service delivery in the Randfontein informal settlement on Thursday.
The municipality says it has another transformer its currently testing to possibly restore electricity.
Parks Tau says 22 people have been arrested for 109 cases which resulted in the loss of R200 million.
The power grid was under immense strain last week forcing the utility to declare a system emergency.
Two pylons collapsed in Lenasia after cross members were stolen.
A number of suburbs have been hit by a power outage, including Lenasia and Mondeor.
Four substations are now back online but clearing the backlog will take up to three days.
The City’s Environmental Resource Directorate says proposed power price hikes won’t help save energy.
Eskom urges the country to report illegal electricity connections.
Organisations in Cape Town say promoting energy efficiency among staff remains a priority.