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Greater Middelburg suffers power outage – municipal strike ongoing

A large area of Middelburg is experiencing an electricity outage following the re-implementation of loadshedding.

November 3, 2021
Sjani Campher 1 minute read
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DA Ward Councillors, Johann Dyason, Helda de Klerk and San-Mari Wait all confirmed that the outages have been reported to the Municipality.

The outages started early this morning affecting Duiker, Kiepersol, Hibuscus, Beyers Naudé, Bhimy Damane, Jeppe and Meyer Streets before affecting the greater Middelburg area.

Councillor San-Mari Wait told www.mobserver.co.za that the cause of the outage has not yet been confirmed.

The sporadic outages that started weeks ago have been ascribed to wear and tear done to infrastructure brought about by loadshedding, as well as incidents of sabotage.

An estimated time of restoration has not yet been provided.

•Residents are also informed that waste collection will not take place today.

An update on yesterday’s scheduled meeting between the Steve Tshwete Municipal Manager, Bheki Khenisa, and Executive Mayor Diphala Motsepe, will be published at a later stage.

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November 3, 2021
Sjani Campher 1 minute read

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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