City Power removed illegal wiring in SLOVO Park near Eldorado Park on Friday, uprooting illegally connected electricity connections. The removal of wiring follows the deaths of three boys whose bodies were recovered in a river last week. An electric cable running through the river suggested that the boys could have been electrocuted.
from: Sowetan Live
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This is a horrific vision of how people think in these situations, life seems to have little value after 3 were killed, resident Phillip Makwela said (click image for full story online)
"It is not the first time they have disconnected our electricity. We are not worried. We will make another plan,"
And then the reason for illegal connection
Makwela said residents had complained many times to the councillor about the lack of services in the area but nothing had happened. "Our votes count as much as everyone else's but we don't get services," he said.
Councillor Kevin Wax said government's refusal to develop informal settlements delayed the delivery of services to people desperate for basic services.
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