Soweto residents protest over lack of electricity

In a statement last week, Eskom vowed not to continue repairing faulty equipment in areas where non-payment for electricity consumption is high.

Eskom said the increase was primarily due to illegal connections, leading to overloading which resulted in the failure of transformers and mini-substations. This was exacerbated by meter tampering, electricity theft and vandalism of infrastructure.

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