Illegal connections, vandalism and overloading of network leave Mabopane communities in the dark
Some areas experience power cuts that last up to 48 hours
Source: timeslive.co.za
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Some areas experience power cuts that last up to 48 hours
President Cyril Ramaphosa wants Eskom to stop prolonged power outages in townships.
Eskom mainly applies illegal strategies like load reduction in black areas even though we've learnt white areas also default on payments.
Eskom said it was struggling to keep up with increasing equipment failure and as a result was experiencing network overload.
The power utility says it's trying to prevent network overloading in high-density areas.