Despite the fact that load-shedding was suspended on Friday January 20, parts of West Acres were without electricity for seven hours. It went off at about 01:37 this morning, January 21.

One of the residents, Pippa Botha, said she had been informed by a City of Mbombela (CoM) call centre agent that they suspect there is cable theft in the area, but they are still investigating to determine if it is true. Botha said only some of the areas have had their electricity restored. Municipal workers are currently on the ground, but there is no estimated time for complete power restoration.

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The CoM spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, said they are aware of the outages and are looking into the matter. “We will update the affected communities once we locate the fault,” he said.

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The following areas are affected: Loerie Street, Valencia Street, Kiaat Street, Tangelo Street, Ibis Street, Delta Street, Pomelo Street, Van Rooyen Street, Feijoa Street, Coffee Street, Ruby Street, Banket Avenue, Golden Drive, Parkland Street, Silbury Hill and Sandy Villas.

This is a developing story. Lowvelder will update its readers as soon as more information becomes available.