Certain areas of West Acres in Mbombela are still without electricity, five days after the disastrous power crisis facing the City of Mbombela (CoM) and Eskom began. This has caused some irate citizens to consider switching their political allegiances.
CoM workers restarted work early this morning, December 30, in the western part of the neighbourhood between Laerskool Laeveld, the R40 and Dr Enos Mabuza Drive.
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The executive mayor, Cllr Sibongile Makhushe-Mazibuko, was on-site with the municipal manager, Wiseman Khumalo, and the main contractor this morning.
At the time of being published, no workers were present at the Asbestos Street substation. They were focused on restoring electricity to the neighbourhood instead.
Princess Vilane lives at Sandy Villas in Banket Avenue where full power was restored last night, December 29.
“We had four very difficult days and nights and had to move all our groceries, especially the meat, to friends who made space for us in their fridges. We still lost a lot of food due to no refrigeration and it has been a nerve-racking time,” Vilane said.
“We need a change of government. Why are the people in power not doing their job and maintaining the cables? We no longer believe in the ANC,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Langenhoven Crescent WhatsApp group in West Acres posted that online electricity is currently offline due to the uninterruptible power supply being replaced. After successful replacement, electricity purchase online will be available 24/7.
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