💡City Power has urged SA police to clamp down on zama zamas, says illegal mining is putting critical electrical infrastructure in Johannesburg at risk. CityPower Eskom loadshedding Read the full story here⬇️
Mangena added that newly sworn in MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services Department Jack Sekwaila together withofficials conducted an oversight visit of the area to understand the extent of the problem with the view to finding solutions.
“Officials visited [the] Robertville and Roodepoort substations, where visible ground and structural cracks and holes could be seen around the infrastructure. Some structural components within the substations including the plinth on which the transformers and the switchgear sit and the concrete area is shaky, with the risk of the substation caving in at any time.
“Last year the same substation came under attack from the suspected illegal miners who cut through the fence at the back and side to gain entry.” “They then ripped off 24 copper cables from at least three transformers, striped off some copper earth conductors and vandalised most of the substation, leaving a trail of destruction costing almost R3.5m to repair,” Mangena said.
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