Member of the Mayoral Committee for Environment and Infrastructure Services in the City of Johannesburg, Cllr Mpho Moerane, has appealed to residents to refrain from engaging in the dangerous activities of illegally connecting electricity. His call follows the death of a resident in Thembelihle informal settlement in Johannesburg on Sunday, February 28.
According to reports, a man believed to be from Mozambique was allegedly paid by residents to connect electricity illegally when he was electrocuted in an open veld next to Lenasia Ext 11.
“We again appeal to the residents to stop with illegal connections because of the dangers involved and the fact that it inconveniences the paying customers. Theft of electricity is a serious concern for us in the City of Johannesburg. “We are aware of the people who get paid by the residents to connect them to our grid, as was the case with this incident. We have engaged law enforcement agencies to follow up on some leads to ensure they are arrested,” said MMC Moerane. Thembelihle informal settlement is one of the hotspots identified across the City where illegal connections are rife. Most outages around Lenasia Ext 11 and the surrounding areas are due to, among others, overloading caused by illegal connections, including from Thembelihle. City Power Revenue Protection Service will intensify operations to cut off illegal connections in these areas.
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