Eskom and City Power teams on Wednesday disconnected dangerous illegal electricity lines in Chicken Farm informal settlement in Kliptown, Soweto.
This is the area where a group of people, allegedly residents of Pimville, together with Operation Dudula members, marched on Monday to protest against continuous power outages due to cable theft. Kgomotso Vincent Diale, a father of two, died during the protest in circumstances under investigation by police.
Police minister Bheki Cele was in the area on Wednesday to receive a briefing from Gauteng police on recent crimes in Kliptown.
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