Eskom embarks on a ‘save a child’ campaign

The objective of the campaign is to ensure that customers are educated on the safe use of electricity in their homes, and to coordinate all efforts to ensure that our installations are safe and to remove unsafe or illegal connections.

Eskom Mopani employees together with community members taking to the field to "save a child" within the hoseholds by educating customers at Rivala Village

Eskom cares about children and the future of our country.

Recently, Eskom in the Mopani District embarked on a campaign to ‘save a child’ through educating every household on the safe use of electricity at Rivala village in Giyani. The team went door-to-door inspecting the meters, cable connections and how customers are using electricity.

The ‘save a child’ campaign has just commenced and will be launched in other areas in the Mopani District.

Doris Selepe, Giyani Sector Manager, said that “saving the children is part of our daily routine and we will ensure customers are thoroughly educated on the safe use of electricity and understand the dangers of electricity to avoid any hazards.

”She further elaborated that this will be an ongoing activity which will take place at least once a month in the Mopani District.

Solomon Malatjie,Technical Official, advising the customer to use required cables for connection and not to use unsafe connection during the customer education on “save a child campaign” at Rivala village

The objective of the campaign is to ensure that customers are educated on the safe use of electricity in their homes, and to coordinate all efforts to ensure that our installations are safe and to remove unsafe or illegal connections.

Some households in the village had faulty connections and meters which were posing a very serious. Some unsafe cables were removed and faulty meters were reported and the danger to the children.

Technicians who were also on site to disconnect the hazardous connections.

Calvin Shingange,Technical Officia disconnecting unsafe cable (Airdc) which leads to a houseg=hold with unsafe connection, ensuring the safety of the residence and children at Rivala village

Playing around electricity can be dangerous, and that is why it is important to know how to work with electricity.

The customers were very happy and welcoming; they appreciated the great work done by Eskom, as some had lacked knowledge on the dangers of the unsafe use of electricity.

They were advised to report any illegal activities they observed to ensure a safe environment for their children.

Customers were also urged to be on the lookout for illegal connections and those who would tamper with metres.
These are criminal acts which deprive communities of a stable electricity supply.

Should the community witness such acts, we urge them to report them by sending an anonymous SMS to crime line on 32211.
For any other electricity-related enquiries, the public should call the Eskom Contact Centre on 08600 37566.

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