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Article: Centurion power cut caused by vandalism
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Large parts of Centurion in Gauteng were without electricity since early Sunday morning due to the Brakfontein substation being vandalised, the City of Tshwane said.
"The areas affected are Brakfontein, Rooihuiskraal, Amberfield, the Reeds, Noordwes, Thatchfield, and Wierda Park," spokesman Moeketsi Bokaba said in a statement.
"The areas affected are Brakfontein, Rooihuiskraal, Amberfield, the Reeds, Noordwes, Thatchfield, and Wierda Park," spokesman Moeketsi Bokaba said in a statement.
The_Unbeliever
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TEXTILE GUY
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Aahhh ..... the sweet outcomes of ''democracy'' .....
Jola
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Is that copper theft or vandalism ?
Severe vandalism with copper theft.
TEXTILE GUY
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Democratic redistribution of the countries metal assets ......
Jola
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Sounds more like sabotage than vandalism, this is after all an essential service.
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And the punishment thereof should be legislated to equate to that of sabotage.
Ho3n3r
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The two aren't mutually exclusive.
MickeyD
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Agree with this. The State had the opportunity to reclassify this and to impose harsher penalties, instead they came up with the Second Hand Goods Act. Lame.
shakes1
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Sigh... Any idea of when power will be restored? I'm very frustrated and starting to get angry...
Mila
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Last night they said 3 days with no power.
That's 3 days if we are lucky and they can get all the parts.
If not, then they might only be able to fix it by Friday
Fun times with a 1.5yr old in the cold and even rain yesterday.
Definitely sabotage, more copper elsewhere to be found than inside the station.
Mila
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Do you have people that can help?That's 3 days if we are lucky and they can get all the parts.
If not, then they might only be able to fix it by Friday
Fun times with a 1.5yr old in the cold and even rain yesterday.
Definitely sabotage, more copper elsewhere to be found than inside the station.
this is horrid. May the ******* fry on the next live cable he snips.
As long as the current economic situation persists, I'm afraid this is only going to get worse.
In the end people are probably going to have to self provision their own electricity (solar PV) and water (boreholes?) because we appear to be heading for another Bulawayo or Harare type situation.
In the end people are probably going to have to self provision their own electricity (solar PV) and water (boreholes?) because we appear to be heading for another Bulawayo or Harare type situation.
Mila
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Thank goodness for my borehole then.
Wind pomp hier Kom ons
Wind pomp hier Kom ons
Albereth
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Precisely.
shakes1
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So we just got to sit for 3 days and do nothing... Is that it, while all our food goes off, and a whole load of other issues.