Residents in more than 25 areas have been in the dark for 72 hours after seven powerlines collapsed on Sunday, apparently owing to vandalism.
JOHANNESBURG - While the City of Tshwane has made significant progress towards the restoration of power to residents in Pretoria east and north, hundreds of others will have to wait for new infrastructure to be rebuilt in order to reconnect to the electricity grid.
Only a few meters away from the busy N4 freeway, high-voltage overhead powerlines which stretch for kilometres can be seen nestled between the thick long grass. There are visible signs of sabotage as the metal base of one of the steel towers has been deliberately cut off."As indicated, there are three teams from Eskom working with the city to ensure that we restore and energise these areas as soon as possible."
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