South Africa: Blackouts Will Continue Until Illegal Connections Are Removed, Warns Ward Councillor

"The area is dark and it is dangerous for those who return from work at night"

Roads in Snathing, Unit H in Pietermaritzburg were barricaded with burning tyres on Tuesday by about 50 protesters demanding that power be restored immediately. The area has been without electricity for ten days after a substation exploded.

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