Illegal power connections
Cutting illegal power connections no long-term solution, says Eskom
Eskom technicians were in Diepsloot on Tuesday morning to remove illegal electricity connections.
City Power carried out an operation in Alexandra on Wednesday where illegal connections at the River Park flats, Greenville, and several homes along London Road were disconnected.
South Africans might have become accustomed to having an uninterrupted power supply during the COVID-19 lockdown but Deputy President David Mabuza said that the consistent power supply might not last for long after losing four units and two power plants.
City Power, along with Johannesburg Metro Police and the SAPS, raided the area on Wednesday and disconnected power from 30 houses which were caught selling electricity to those living in the informal settlement.
Eskom said that it had recorded high usage of electricity during peak periods in the morning and in the evening mainly in residential areas.
The technicians were called to power stations in Sebokeng and Orange Farm on Thursday following a power outage as a result of illegal connections.
It's alleged that the property owes the City of Joburg about half a million rand for rates and services.
Zandspruit residents barricaded roads with burning tyres on Beyers Naude Drive in protest against the removal of illegal power connections in the area.