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Vandalised electrical infrastructure in Cape Town. Picture: City of Cape Town/Supplied.

Illegal connections

Electricity vandalism, illegal connections cost CoCT nearly R1m in Feb

By Kevin Brandt

Officials said most incidents of vandalism and illegal connections were recorded in the north of the city, which included communities like Hanover Park,...

  • City Power technicians in Kanana Informal Settlement in Tembisa to remove illegal electricity connections on 22 February 2022. Picture: Dominic Majola/Eyewitness News.

    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.

    89 days ago
  • A growing number of protesting residents are marching along major routes in Soweto on 10 December 2021, blocking traffic in all directions. Picture: @JoburgMPDTwitter

    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.

    163 days ago
  • Picture: Winnie Theletsane/Eyewitness News

    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.

    186 days ago
  • Eleven-year-old boy was killed by illegal connections in Orange Farm on 17 November 2021. Picture: Eskom.

    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.

    186 days ago
  • FILE: Illegal electricity connection. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    City of Joburg appeals to residents to report illegal connections [Sponsored]

    City Power is calling on Johannesburg residents to report illegal connections anonymously.

    217 days ago
  • City Power workers remove illegal power lines in River Park and London Road in Alexandra on 21 September 2021. Picture: @CityPowerJhb/Twitter

    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.

    243 days ago
  • City Power workers remove illegal power lines in River Park and London Road in Alexandra on 21 September 2021. Picture: @CityPowerJhb/Twitter

    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.

    244 days ago
  • FILE: A lamp post used as a bridge for illegal electricity connections in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News.

    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.

    283 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels

    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.

    306 days ago
  • At least nine businesses in Mayfair and Crosby that include garage, butchers, restaurants, hardware, among others were found with illegal connections or bypassed meters. Picture: Twitter/@CityPowerJhb

    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.

    332 days ago
  • The dangerous illegally-connected cables hanging from the flats in Riverpark Alexandra. Picture: Twitter/@CityPower

    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.

    458 days ago
  • FILE: City Power is part of Okae Molao Operation in Alexandra to cut off illegal connections in the area. Picture: Twitter/@CityPowerJhb

    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.

    459 days ago
  • FILE: City Power is part of Okae Molao Operation in Alexandra to cut off illegal connections in the area. Picture: Twitter/@CityPowerJhb

    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.

    459 days ago
  • FILE Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    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.

    546 days ago
  • Diepsloot resident looks on Eskom technicians remove illegal electricity connections in their community on 29 September 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    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.

    600 days ago
  • Eskom technicians remove illegal electricity connections in Diepsloot on 29 September 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    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.

    600 days ago
  • City Power officials conducted what they call 'surprise power cuts' in Dainfern, north of Johannesburg, on Wednesday 23 September 2020. Picture: Twitter/@CityPowerJhb

    '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.

    607 days ago
  • FILE: A technician disconnects illegal connections in Soweto. Picture: @AsktheChiefJMPD

    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.

    636 days ago
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