Protea Glen shutdown over electricity cut-off continues
Protea Glen residents protest over electricity cut-off.
UPDATE: November 19, 2019, @09:50
Protea shutdown continues as residents are still furious over the matter of electricity shutdown by Eskom.
Ward 13 councillor George Mahlangu is accompanied by police officials to address angry residents who have shutdown protea by a form of protest in burning tyres. Protea is a no go area for the motorist at the moment, motorists are advised to avoid Wildchestnut and Impala road at Protea Glen and use other alternative routes to reach their destination.
The councillor has explained to residents that the issue at hand is to be solved by community members along with the councillor, they plan on going to Eskom offices and find an alternative rather than cutting off electricity.
” Eskom is supposed to be auditing finances since it is alleged that Protea Glen Ext 2 members are not paying their electricity bills,” said Cllr Mahlangu.
The councillor is now in call with Eskom to arrange a meeting to resolve the issue.
Protest Action Protea Glen Adcock Road pic.twitter.com/ckW3BvMtCs
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⚠️UPDATE : F2 Protea Glen buses are still diverted and are missing 04 bus stops due to the #ProtestAction happening at cnr R558 and WildChestnut road. ^TM https://t.co/1AGpAyiZmM
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November 18, 2019 @12:09
Residents in Protea Glen Extension 2 protest over electricity cut off by Eskom that occurred two months ago. The protest is taking place at Extension 2 robots opposite Watloo.
The residents explained that Eskom cut off a cable that transfers electricity to their homes around 3 am, while everyone was asleep.
Residents were told to pay R6000 for replacement of their meter boxes that were confiscated during the process of cutting off the cable, some managed to pay the amount but their meter boxes are not yet replaced.
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” We were not given notice by Eskom or any officials. What they did is uncalled for as some of the residents are not working and can not afford to buy electricity nor replace their meter boxes, some use electro connected machines for breathing and now are highly affected, their health is at risk,” said Nkosinathi Mnguni, a furious resident.
Ward 13 counselor
Police officials came to the scene and started clearing the streets.
The Ward 13 counselor didn’t pitch up as residents expected. He, however, mentioned to the reporter that he will be solving the matter working hand in hand with residents.
Even though residents had told him not to interfere anymore.
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