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South Africa: Johannesburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections

South Africa: Johannesburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections

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Published on 2024-08-01 15:04:10

Residents of Kanana informal settlement in Rabie Ridge, Johannesburg, came out in their numbers on Wednesday to watch as City Power workers disconnected thousands of kilogrammes of cabling used for illegal electrical connections.

When GroundUp arrived at midday on Wednesday, groups of residents were standing in the street, while others peered from their windows and stood at the gates of their homes to watch as workers dismantled and removed about 18,000kg of illegal cabling.

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