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The power company visited the informal settlement Tuesday morning to disconnect the illegal connections.
Eskom technicians remove illegal electrical connections at Diepsloot on September 29, 2020. Image: Abigail Javier / EWN
DIEPSLOOT – The Diepsloot community said Tuesday that it felt attacked by the government and said officials fought against all attempts they made to improve their living conditions.
Eskom visited the informal settlement Tuesday morning to disconnect illegal electrical connections.
#Eskom cables connected to a transformer at the entrance to the village. #EskomGauteng pic.twitter.com/GcAEVlrwXI
– EWN reporter (@ewnreporter) September 29, 2020
Gauteng Power Company launched its energy loss and management program. Eskom said it lost R2.5 billion annually to illegal connections.
The Diepsloot community on Extension 13 did not have any power, and some of the residents had lived there since 1999.
GALLERY: Eskom removes illegal electrical connections at Diepsloot
One man said police rushed to escort Eskom officials to disconnect power, but not when the community needed them.
“When we call the police station, they say there are not enough police vans [and] we are told to walk to the garage. How, when they have attacked me in the middle of the night? he said.
He said they were trying to make the area as livable as possible.
“The police do not enter the informal settlement because it is too dark at night. With these illegal connections we are creating our own security by making streetlights. “
The community said it was not the first time that the power supply had been disconnected and that they would simply reconnect once Eskom officials left.
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