Residents were up in arms last week after they experienced power outages and vented their frustration by closing Koma Road from traffic.
Roads were closed from the beginning of Koma Road near Pikitup until the street on Koma road that divides Jabulani and Zondi.
The residents that were affected by these outages stretched from Zondi near Kwezi Station, the Zondi section near the clinic and the Jabulani area right up to the streets around Mr Big’s pub.
With the protest disrupting many other parts of the greater community, their protest inconvenienced residents from Jabulani South, Moletsane and Zola as they had difficulty accessing and moving around the community.
“Winter is approaching and now they are starting again with these outages. For the past three weeks, our electricity got cut and would be reconnected at around 2 am in the morning. What do they expect us to do with electricity at 2 am in the morning?
“Right now I have a baby boy and its a struggle taking care of my baby because of the lack of electricity and the fact that I cannot rely on the electricity,” said Rose Nombose.
Pls call your service provider if experiencing power failure. If serviced by Eskom call 0860037566/SMS 35328/ customerservices@eskom.co.za or use MyEskom Customer App available on https://t.co/99xBTCodMz
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) May 24, 2018
A day after the protest, Eskom personnel were present in the affected area and were seen fixing some substations, shortly after that, some residents confirmed that the electricity went back on.
“Unfortunately for us, even if Eskom fixes their boxes, some areas and some streets still experience power outages so clearly what they did was not helpful at all,” said Nokwanda Kubheka, a resident from Jabulani.
Eskom is investigating the matter and a response will be published timely.
Avoid connecting electricity illegally. Only authorised @Eskom_SA personnel or qualified electricians may connect electricity with Eskom's permission. Report #illegalconnections to #Eskom on 08600 37566 / SMS @CrimeLineZA on 32211 or contact your local Municipality.
— Eskom Hld SOC Ltd (@Eskom_SA) May 23, 2018
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