Frustration among residents in parts of Bredell and Pomona has reached a boiling point, with members of the Power to Us community action group planning a protest this evening.

The group’s representative, Andre Jansen, said the decision came after residents were “sent from pillar to post” and have now gone five days without power.

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“We want the City to know that we are paying citizens. We pay for services we hardly ever get,” said Jansen.

He explained that residents have tried to engage with the City of Ekurhuleni through every available channel, including the executive mayor’s office, but without success.

@kemptonexpress November 5, 2025: Residents protest over ongoing power outage Frustration among residents in parts of Bredell and Pomona has reached a boiling point, with members of the Power to Uscommunity action group planning a protest this evening. The group’s representative, Andre Jansen, said the decision came after residents were “sent from pillar to post” and have now gone five days without power. “We want the City to know that we are paying citizens. We pay for services we hardly ever get,” said Jansen. He explained that residents have tried to engage with the City of Ekurhuleni through every available channel, including the Executive Mayor’s Office, but without success. “We’ve exhausted all channels,” he said. “We demand our power restored before 21:00 tonight. It’s been off since last week Friday.” According to Jansen, the protest is intended to be a peaceful gathering and will continue for as long as it takes for electricity to be restored. “This protest represents all affected areas, every resident deserves to benefit from it,” he added. The City earlier stated that technicians were attending to the Bredell power supply interruptionfollowing incidents of vandalism to infrastructure while work was underway to restore Pomona’s supply. The latest estimated restoration time is 20:00 this evening, but residents remain sceptical. #kemptonexpress #kemptonpark #kempton #TiktokNews #localnews ♬ original sound KemptonExpress

“We’ve exhausted all channels,” he said. “We demand our power restored before 21:00 tonight. It’s been off since last week Friday.”

According to Jansen, the protest is intended to be a peaceful gathering and will continue for as long as it takes for electricity to be restored.

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“This protest represents all affected areas; every resident deserves to benefit from it,” he added.

The City earlier stated that technicians were attending to the Bredell power supply interruption following incidents of vandalism to infrastructure while work was underway to restore Pomona’s supply. The latest estimated restoration time is 20:00 this evening, but residents remain sceptical.