Hundreds of disgruntled residents in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, are calling on power utility ESKOM to put an end to the constant power outages in the township.
Residents were also protesting over other service delivery issues in the area. A large police contingent was deployed to the area and the protesters were dispersed.
Nontokolo says residents will march to the offices of Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse on Tuesday morning to voice their grievances. “In fact, I had a meeting with the acting boss of City Power and requested that City Power once again approach Eskom for another meeting so that we can facilitate any engagements between Eskom and concerned Soweto residents. We hope that the continued knocking on Soweto’s door, Eskom will know the plight of concerned residents.” explains Sun.
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