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Truck torched in Snake Park protest
The JMPD’s Edna Mamonyane says protesters have started to clear the area, but they remain on high alert.
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Mashaba: Illegal connections facilitated by city officials
The mayor says when illegal connections are disconnected by city officials, they are later reconnected. The mayor was on what he calls a "revenue collection blitz" in Yeoville.
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Police patrol Reiger Park following removal of illegal power connections
Residents in the area went on the rampage when the Red Ants cut the cables affecting both sides.
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Metrorail in CT discourages illegal electricity connections
Services on the line between Cape Town and Khayelitsha were disrupted on Sunday due to illegal connections.
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AfriForum lodges complaint against Eskom chief over illegal connection deaths
AfriForum has laid a complaint of culpable homicide against the acting CEO of Eskom in connection with the electrocution of two people.
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CT officials attacked while disconnecting illegal power connections
Law enforcement officers came under attack while disconnecting illegal electricity connections in the Strandfontein & Mitchells Plain area.
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Illegal electricity connections a 'big challenge' for CT officials
Yesterday, a 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while attempting to install an illegal power line.
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Investigation launched into CT teen's electrocution
The teen was trying to install an illegal power connection at the Philippi informal settlement.
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City Power employee, contractor arrested on bribery charges
The arrests follow a tip-off about an illegal reconnection that was meant to take place.
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Khayelitsha volatile after protests, torching of truck
Residents are apparently unhappy that illegal electricity connections have been removed.
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Truck, shacks burnt in illegal electricity connection protest
A City of Cape Town truck was set ablaze during protests after illegal electricity connections were cut in Khayelitsha's TR and RR sections.
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Truck, shacks torched in Khayelitsha protest
Residents are apparently up in arms after illegal electricity connections were taken down in the area.
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Illegal connection claims the life of an 11-year-old boy
The parents of an 11-year-old boy who died after being electrocuted by an illegal connection in Eldorado Park told Eye Witness news they’re devastated by his death. Kervlin Bowes died after he touched a live wire in a nearby informal settlement.
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Protea South hopeful electricity issue will be resolved
The MEC says the electrification project needs to be implemented to eradicate illegal power connections.
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Soweto clinic workers outraged by illegal power connections
Residents illegally re-route electricity connections from the clinic to their homes using tree barks.
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Mossel Bay: Illegal connections pose a threat
The township has been rocked by protests after the municipality cut illegal electricity connections.
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Cops disperse Kliptown protest
Kliptown residents are protesting the disconnection of their electricity.
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R4,4bn lost in illegal electricity connections
Eskom urges the country to report illegal electricity connections.