Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is offering a financial reward for the arrest and prosecution of people tampering with water and electricity connections. The municipality says outages caused by saboteurs were happening mostly on weekends and in poor communities leading to protests by angry residents.
Last week, water and electricity was cut to the Northern Areas causing protests in Cleary Park, Helenvale and other suburbs. Water supplies were also disconnected to Zwide, New Brighton and Soweto on Sea from Friday morning until Saturday afternoon. A closed 900mm water valve was discovered by a mayoral task team.
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