The Zola Substation caught fire and the fire affected nine townships in Soweto including Zola, Dobsonville and others. Some netizens blamed the fire on sabotage.
Townships including Dobsonville, Emndeni, Mofolo North, Tladi, Naledi, Zola and Zondi were affected by the ensuing blackout
Some South Africans believe the act was sabotage, while others were convinced that service delivery woes will continue because election season has passed Hundreds of households have been in the dark since the Zola substation caught fire. Image: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images. In the video, clouds of black smoke are seen billowing from the substation. According to Eskom's caption, the fire broke out at the Zola Substation. The fire affected Dobsonville, Jabulani, Miletsane, Emndeni, Zola, Tladi, Naledi and Zondi.so that the extent of the damage and the cause of the fire may be investigated.
"Another 12 months without electricity. They will only speed up the investigation and fix it because it affects Jabulani Mall and the hospital."Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.
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