illegal connections

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Eskom taking over electricity distribution in 47 municipalities

    Eskom taking over electricity distribution in 47 municipalities Eskom is set to take control of electricity distribution operations in 47 South African municipalities through distribution agency agreements (DAAs). This is according to the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, which...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rich people part of South Africa's electricity theft problem

    Rich people part of South Africa's electricity theft problem Many affluent households that can afford to pay for their power are among the estimated 2.1 million electricity thieves, costing Eskom and municipalities billions of rand in lost revenue annually. Pretoria metering company Impact...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Tshwane residents get fined for illegal connections by city's technicians

    Tshwane residents get fined for illegal connections by city's technicians Multiple residents in the City of Tshwane (CoT) have complained that the metro has fined them and cut their electricity connections due to meter tampering by the city's own workers, Rapport reports. The publication has...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Joburg getting load reduction, load limiting, and geyser switch-offs despite no load-shedding

    Joburg getting load reduction, load limiting, and geyser switch-offs despite no load-shedding Johannesburg's City Power will start implementing load reduction in areas with "concerning" electricity usage levels that could overload equipment. The power utility has also threatened to switch off...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Electricity thieves march after connection cutoff

    Electricity thieves march after connection cutoff Dozens of homeowners from Mayibuye township in Midrand marched to Rabie Ridge police station on Tuesday, after City Power cut electricity to nearly 100 houses where meter boxes had been tampered with. Public Order Police warned the protesters...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    City Power recovers stolen mini-substation after 10 years

    City Power recovers stolen mini-substation after 10 years Johannesburg officials found a substation — normally used to connect residential areas to electricity supply — hooked up on private property, demonstrating the scale of South Africa’s power crisis. Authorities who’d been looking for the...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Plan to attack illegal connections and copper theft

    Plan to attack illegal connections and copper theft Law enforcement entities, including the South African Police Service (Saps), are planning an illegal connection "attack" they believe could cut up to two stages of load-shedding as part of a broader operation cracking down on crimes against...
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