Illegal connections
Electricity vandalism, illegal connections cost CoCT nearly R1m in Feb
Officials said most incidents of vandalism and illegal connections were recorded in the north of the city, which included communities like Hanover Park,...
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After illegal connections cut, Kanana residents now ready to pay for power
City Power, police and JMPD officers took part in a blitz operation in the area on Tuesday to remove illegal connections.
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Protesting Diepkloof residents hit out at Eskom over power cuts
They accuse the utility of making them the scapegoats for poor management of their infrastructure and said that they would continue demonstrating until electricity in the area had been restored.
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Police probing deaths of 3 people following fire in Alex tuck shop
Joburg City Power said that a fire started after a makeshift distribution board box blew up. The fire ripped through a small spaza shop in Greenville, an informal settlement that has been using illegal connections for years.
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11-year-old boy electrocuted by an illegal connection in Orange Farm
It’s understood a group of boys were swimming in a pool of water next to the railway line, when one of them made contact with open wires on the ground.
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City of Joburg appeals to residents to report illegal connections [Sponsored]
City Power is calling on Johannesburg residents to report illegal connections anonymously.
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City Power: Illegal connections have cost CoJ over R2bn in lost revenue
The utility said that the money could have been invested back into infrastructure and the city.
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River Park residents protest as City Power officials remove illegal connections
Residents in River Park took to the streets after seeing City Power, police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department vehicles descending on the nearby Alex Mall.
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Eskom: Illegal connections in the WC costs us more than R700m a year
This week Eskom implemented load reduction in Khayelitsha to avoid network overloading during peak hours.
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Eskom warns grid at risk as cold weather, WC taxi violence pile on pressure
Eskom is warning that it was battling to function under the pressure of a cold front, the dangerous taxi violence playing out in the Western Cape and illegal connections across the country.
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City Power swoops on businesses, households - disconnects illegal connections
On Thursday, at least nine businesses and several households were disconnected from the grid in the Mayfair, Crosby and Slovo areas. R500,000 worth of cables were also removed.
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CoJ officials to meet with Alex residents over illegal electricity connections
On Thursday residents barricaded the main entrance of the area, forcing City Power to abandon its operation intended to cut operators.
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City Power abandons illegal connection cuts after Alex residents protest
The area is known for illegal connections and City Power said it had to act since stealing cables ultimately cost the utility millions of rands.
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City Power halts operation to cut illegal connections after Alex standoff
River Park residents blocked the main entrance to the community on Thursday morning as City Power officials tried to cut illegal connections in the area.
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City Power gets tough on illegal connections in Roodepoort
Illegal power connections appear to be a serious problem in Roodepoort and on Monday City Power disconnected homes and business as part of operation Kleena Joburg.
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Diepsloot business owners say disconnection of illegal power a blow for them
Spaza shops, hair salons and street vendors are the main drivers of the local economy in Diepsloot but without power, they say their businesses are as good as dead.
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Some Diepsloot residents turn to solar power as Eskom cuts illegal connections
The majority of Diepsloot residents use illegally connected power, for which they illegally pay about R1,800 to connect to their houses and street lights.
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'Surprise cut offs' not just for poor areas, says City Power
Officials were conducting what they called “surprise cut-offs" for defaulters and illegala connections at houses in Dainfern, near Fourways, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Conditions for restoring power in Pimville non-negotiable, says Eskom
The community of Zone 2 barred the entrance of Megawatt Park in Sunninghill in a bid to have their electricity restored in high-density areas after a transformer failed in June.
