Electricity

110 families in Mfuleni have no taps, toilets, electricity or even rubbish bin bags

“Government never told us where we should live after we had to move out”

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News | 18 September 2018

Residents of informal settlement in Philippi demand electrification

City of Cape Town says permission must be obtained from PRASA, which owns the land the settlement is on

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Brief | 17 September 2018

Former mayor promised us houses, say Nyanga residents

Shack dwellers in Lotus Park emergency housing say they have been waiting since 2003

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News | 15 August 2018

East London residents demand illegal electricity connections be restored

Harry Gwala shack dwellers have been waiting for ten years to be formally electrified

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News | 13 August 2018

Family breadwinner electrocuted by illegal connection

Residents say they have long been battling with the municipality to get electrification for Vastrap informal settlement

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News | 18 July 2018

“We need electricity, legal or not” says shack dweller

eThekwini Municipality is planning to roll out 18,000 new electricity connections across the city

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Brief | 10 July 2018

Illegal electricity connections overloads new Duncan Village transformer

The municipality intalled a new supply transformer two weeks ago, but it cut out a week later, say residents.

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Brief | 28 June 2018

Residents protest after blackout prevents them watching World Cup

Four Nelson Mandela Bay municipality vehicles burnt. City blames vandalism for outages.

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News | 21 June 2018

Thousands of workers protest against Eskom’s 0% pay rise

Unions stage lunchtime picket outside Megawatt Park to demand wage increases

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News | 14 June 2018

Vastrap residents demand houses, roads, toilets and electricity

Despite tensions, black and coloured residents protest together

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News | 1 June 2018

Village in the dark since the dawn of democracy

Vuyisile Khabiqheya, 23, has lived his whole life without electricity

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Brief | 19 April 2018

Wallacedene fire victims want electricity restored

Increased hardships and fire risk as shack dwellers wait months for Eskom

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News | 13 April 2018

Mother tells of her child’s death in shack fire

Family unable to afford funeral for nine-year-old

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News | 8 March 2018

City promises Mfuleni shack dwellers toilets and electricity in 2018

45 families in Ligwa beg to use neighbours’ toilets

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News | 1 December 2017

Trollip offers R25,000 reward to catch electricity and water saboteurs

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says supply to poor areas is being sabotaged on weekends

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Brief | 22 November 2017

Beacon Bay community takes protest to mayor

Showdown looms as residents demand timeframes but Xola Pakati refuses to give any.

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News | 17 November 2017