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Motorists are faced with the double whammy of load-shedding and ongoing cable theft that are turning rush hour on the metro's busiest roads into a nightmare.

Buffalo City Metro is spending millions of rand from its maintenance budget to keep the lights on as theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure cripple the city.

Fireman have blamed load-shedding for their phones being down after five buildings around a family home in Gonubie's Mzamomhle township went up in flames late on Sunday night.

East London residents living close to popular beaches are going to be hit with road closures this weekend as the city is expecting around 10,000 people to flock to the sea.

Residents of Quenera, in Gonubie, have had no electricity for several days because power poles in the area were vandalised after a service delivery protest by residents occupying neighbouring RDP homes. Eskom employees sent to repair the damaged poles and restore electricity to the area have been chased away, allegedly by members of the neighbouring community, who are also suspected of damaging the poles.