Residents in numerous suburbs in Germiston are battling without power.
Ward 92 councillor Graham Gersbach told the GCN he is trying to get answers as to why the power is off in certain areas of his ward.
A Homestead resident told the GCN that the power went off yesterday at 11.30am.
“There are power outages in a large part of my ward, including Homestead, half of Elandsfontein, a house in Marlands, parts of Gerdview and Primrose East and a house in Buurendal,” Gersbach said.
He also asked the metro about the continued illegal connections by residents of the Emabondeni informal settlement in Elandsfontein.
Gersbach said he is getting no feedback from the municipality.
Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan told the GCN the problem does not end there.
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“There are major power outages all over Germiston,” Morgan said.
Morgan told the GCN the following areas are affected:
• Solheim
• Symhurst
• Fishers’ Hill
• Primrose Extension
“These areas have been off since 11.30am on Wednesday and I have received no feedback,” she said.
Other areas affected:
• Lambton
• Estera
• Hazeldene
• Hazel Park
• Elsburg
“These areas have been off since 5pm on Wednesday with no feedback from the municipality,” Morgan said.
Morgan added that the power in Primrose Central had just gone off at about 8.30am today (Thursday) and she was awaiting feedback on the matter.
“There are also numerous individual properties and businesses which have not had power since Tuesday,” Morgan said.
“These include a property in Walkers Avenue, Primrose, a complex in Lobelia Road, Primrose, a house in Zinnia Road, Primrose, a business in Knights Road, a house in Cydonia Road and a house in Numeral Road, in Gosforth Park.”
Both Morgan and Gersbach said the only feedback they have received was from the city manager who said that there is a backlog and power will only be restored from today.
The GCN has requested comment from the metro on the issue and is awaiting feedback.
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