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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.
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Cut illegal connections or stay in the dark, Eskom tells Soweto residents
Residents of Pimville Zone 2, who have been left without electricity supply for three months after a transformer exploded, have staged a protest outside the power utility's headquarters, Megawatt Park in Sunninghill.
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Eskom starts safety campaign in Gauteng after increase in illegal connections
The power utility said it had noticed an increase in illegal connections in high-density areas with multiple households per stand.
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City Power expects to fully restore electricity to Alexander on Thursday
Thousands of residents have been left without power after a fire destroyed a switching sub-station overnight.
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Eskom denies targeting black communities with 'load reduction'
The power utility said in 'high residential areas,' which are mainly townships, they have huge problems of illegal connections.
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Infrastructure tampering will lead to outages, Eskom warns Gauteng residents
Several communities have been left without power as Eskom implements load reduction in certain areas due to illegal connections.
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Eskom defends use of load reduction in areas where illegal connections persist
Eskom said that Soweto, Diepsloot, large parts of the Vaal, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni were some of the country’s biggest culprits when it came to illegal connections, which placed an enormous amount of pressure on the grid.
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Cold weather, illegal connections add pressure to Eskom power grid
The power utility said that tampering with equipment had also resulted in infrastructure damage in areas including Soweto, Cosmo City, Ivory Park and Diepsloot.
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A widespread situation: Eskom unable to clamp down on illegal power connections
The utility said some arrests had been made but not enough to protect transformers from exploding due to overloading on the system.
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Soweto man electrocuted after tampering with Eskom mini-substation
Eskom said that it is concerned about the increase in illegal connections and tampering with power infrastructure.
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Eskom records significant rise in unplanned power cuts in Gauteng
It has attributed the repeated power failures to illegal connections, bypassed meters and vandalism of the power utility's electricity infrastructure.
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2 Eskom employees arrested for illegal connections
Eskom said the suspects were accused of using its transformer and other material to commit the crime in the north of Johannesburg.
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[WATCH] Joburg corporates targeted for illegal connections
The City of Johannesburg cracked down on business premises where it appears that contractors have illegally connected water and electricity supply in recent months.
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Eskom urges Limpopo, EC, FS customers to come clean on irregular electricity use
The utility says complying customers will get a 50% discount on the once-off remedial fee.
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Ekurhuleni Municipality warns against illegal power connections
The municipality says such connections are a fire hazard that put lives at risk.
