Citywide power outage hits Mbombela
The reason for the power outage across Mbombela is unclear at this stage. The City of Mbombela has yet to release an official statement on the matter.
Mbombela is in the midst of a power outage stretching across the whole city.
The reason for the outage is unclear at this stage.
Cllr Sanley van der Merwe of the DA said in a statement the party is aware of the power outage affecting the entire City of Mbombela.
“As councillors we have not received any official communication on this matter, but believe it is important to keep residents informed.
“As the DA in the City, we do not believe that this is only related to the stage 6 load-shedding as announced, and it is definitely not due to the Delta network. It is our understanding that there might be a possibility that Eskom has moved the City to rotational shedding due to the enormous default on the municipal account that currently exceeds the R1.1b mark. This has not been confirmed, though, and our opinion is based on WhatsApp messages that have gone viral on social media platforms.
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“Unfortunately, we have been kept in the dark about the possible consequences, and at this stage we cannot confirm whether the move to rotational load-shedding is true or not. Eskom indicated that they will not provide information prior to the City administration’s official communication.”
Van der Merwe said they would continue to put pressure on the executive for answers.
She concluded by requesting residents to kindly allow them time to gather the correct information and to provide a factual report.
The City of Mbombela was unavailable for comment on the matter by the time of publishing.
