Sowetans vow to continue electricity protest

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At least 125 homes have been without electricity for weeks after a transformer malfunctioned, leaving residents in the dark.

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Another resident, Rosina Makhene, said living without electricity had placed a huge strain on her finances.

"We have to buy gas cylinders and have to refill them all the time. Some of us use paraffin, which is not safe. It is really bad. My mother is asthmatic so she uses an oxygen cylinder which is connected to electricity. I have had to take her to the other side of the township just to make sure that she is well.

"Eskom must come and reconnect us or else we will continue protesting. We are not going to stop until Eskom comes and speaks to us about this situation. We don't understand why they don't want to reconnect us... It is sad that our government does not want to listen to us. We voted and government now does not even care about us," Makhene said.

Last month, a similar protest erupted in Orlando East when Eskom became reluctant to restore power in the area. Residents in Rockville also faced a similar problem. Eskom has been struggling to collect money from Soweto residents for years. In June, residents of Soweto owed Eskom about R18bn. The power utility has been embarking on measures to stop the illegal connection of electricity and to recover revenue.

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