The Ga-Rankuwa police station has been without power for almost 10 months.
When TimesLIVE visited the station on Wednesday, it was dark and a generator was switched on at 6 pm to light up a small section of the charge office.Ga-Rankuwa residents say their patience is running out and they are considering shutting down the area to force the authorities to fix the electricity problems at their police station.
One officer said they had two gas heaters that the night team used to keep warm but they are only operational when they have gas.officers have to ensure that they come to work with fully charged phones, and they depend on the nearby community to recharge their cellphones for them while on duty.The officer said they have move suspects to other stations as it is not safe with them in the dark station.
The two men said they arrived at Hebron and were told to return to Ga-Rankuwa police station, only to be turned away again because there was no electricity.“We are at a point where we want to shut everything down because we are tired. We are being denied basic human rights,” she said. TimesLIVE walked around downstairs through the corridors leading to the offices and toilet and it was pitch black.