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Illegal electrical connections appear to be a serious problem in Roodepoort and on Monday, City Power disconnected homes and businesses as part of the Kleena Joburg operation.
JOHANNESBURG – City Power targets illegal electrical connections in businesses and residential areas in and around Roodepoort.
This is the last part of the operation called Kleena Joburg.
Some of the areas that have been targeted recently include Midrand, where officials found that some residents and business owners had been illegally connecting to the network.
Illegal electrical connections appear to be a serious problem in Roodepoort.
City Power officials unexpectedly arrived at Golden Meat Basket Butchery to the surprise of the owners.
The carnage has been accused of stealing energy for some time.
A man believed to be one of the owners of the butcher shop tried to convince officials to reconnect them, but to no avail.
#CityPower @CityPowerJhb officials cut power to shops that were illegally connected in Roodepoort. IT IS pic.twitter.com/Ps3bR7Rkq6
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) November 23, 2020
Other neighboring stores also lost their power when officials continued with the operation.
A nearby church was also disconnected because the owners were not paying for electricity.
The city said those who had been stealing power would be fined R30,000 and had to pay what they owed before they could reconnect.
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