Woman stages one woman protest outside Dundee’s Eskom depot
Corrie Paisely said she felt no fear when she parked her car at the gate to the power utility's depot preventing workers from entering.
Fed up after going two weeks without electricity, Corrie Paisley recently staged a ‘one woman’ protest at Dundee’s Eskom depot in Forrestdale.
Paisley parked her vehicle at the entrance to the depot, preventing employees from driving in.
Eskom vehicles were seen parked outside on Watt Road.
“We have had no power for two weeks on our farm, Irondale, in the Malonjeni area. I called Eskom numerous times only to be told that our area needs a new transformer.
“When I called again, we found our reference number had been deleted. So we had to start over again. This morning I was told that they do not have a new transformer for us so we must just sit without power.”
Paisley said this was ‘just not acceptable’ and that’s when she decided to take the drastic step of blocking the entrance to Eskom.
“They threatened to remove me but I stood my ground. I have a right to protest and be at the Eskom depot. They must just do the job they are paid to do.”
After some hours, Paisely was promised her ‘issue would be attended to’.
“Miraculously, they suddenly found a transformer and our power was back in the afternoon. The lengths we have to go to just to receive a service we pay for are crazy. But in South Africa, this is what we are faced with.”
Eskom’s head office was contacted for comment and this will be published once received.
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