Soweto councillor calls on residents to join Eskom march in solidarity

This came as residents of Nomzamo Park in Orlando East, Soweto, took it upon themselves to meet with Khumalo who they said was “doing nothing” for them.

The planned #SowetoShutdown saw protesters march to Khumalo’s office. The protests are to challenge the R18 billion Eskom says the residents owe for electricity. Ngomfela, who lives in the area with his wife and three children, addressed the angry residents. He said that Eskom, government and the councillor must be held responsible for Soweto’s electricity woes.“We have not had electricity since July last year. Last year there was a fault with transformers. We called Eskom and we were told that residents had not been paying for electricity therefore it would be cut off anyway,” he said.

The community leader added that, left with no other options, the residents decided to go to the councillor. Soweto residents, during the #SowetoShutdown on Tuesday, aid they had not had electricity for more than eight months. Picture: Rosetta Msimango Khumalo went on to express how councillors – including himself – were victimised because of the electricity issue. “We have put systems in place where we can hold them [Eskom] accountable for the issues in Soweto. Because they don’t reside in Soweto, this preassure is felt by ordinary councillors on the ground,” he said.

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