Over the last two months, no fewer than six Soweto communities have complained of lengthy electricity cuts caused by infrastructure damage and cable theft.
Communities across Soweto have staged repeated protests in recent weeks as load reduction, cable theft and infrastructure challenges have led to repeated power cuts.
The latest protest over random power outages in Soweto came early on Wednesday morning, 25 June. In Chiawelo Extension 2, Soweto residents surprised commuters when they staged a huge protest on Chris Hani Road, Soweto’s gateway to Johannesburg.
With no Johannesburg Metro police Department (JMPD) on hand at the start of the protest, Soweto taxi associations had to intervene to ensure that some taxi services could still operate. Other modes of public transport, such as scholar transport and buses, had to navigate different routes or abandon their services.
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