City Power removed R4 million worth of cables illegally connecting homes to the power grid in the Floyd Shivambu informal settlement in Rabie Ridge, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. | ntwaagae
Instead, they hurled insults at the officials.Tiro said the entire informal settlement was illegally connected."They came at the wrong time. Our children are writing exams. They are going to struggle to study at night. As a parent, I was unfortunate that I could not complete school.
"My hope for a better future lies in my children who are in school. We steal electricity from street poles. We don't pay for connections. We are doing these connections for ourselves. Tomorrow, we will be told to vote. Our government only love us when it is election season," she added."I am crying. Where are we going to get electricity again? They don't have mercy. They didn't warn us. We have been living here since 2017.
"In this country, your life has no value when you live in an informal settlement. We are stranded. They should have taken cables connected from street poles, not from our homes," Morena added.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today.
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