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POWER CRISIS: Oops, it’s gone dark again in Komani

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Komani businesses are struggling to keep their doors open due to the town’s numerous and regular power failures.

Oops, it’s gone dark again in Komani by Tembile Sgqolana, Daily Maverick January 26, 2023 The deteriorating and dilapidated electrical infrastructure in Komani – formerly known as Queenstown – has virtually crippled the Eastern Cape town’s businesses. The town, under the Enoch Mgijima local municipality, has suffered from electricity outages for years, but things worsened in 2022 and some areas spent weeks and even months without power.

This article first appeared on Daily Maverick and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

 

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