Residents of Finsbury and its surrounding areas including Ten Acres have been without electricity for more than three weeks due to cable theft in the area. Photo: natsuki on Unsplash. For illustrative purposes.
Rand West City Local Municipality (RWCLM) management confirmed that maintenance being done at the Drowel Substation has caused a power outage in several parts of town on Wednesday April 13.
Godfrey Moutloali of RWCLM Senior Communications said the following areas were affected since 11:00 namely Wheatlands, Loumarina, Botha, Elandsvlei, Wilbotsdal, Eikepark, Helikonpark, Culemborgpark, Randgate and Greenhills.
There is no indication as to when electricity will be restored in these above-mentioned areas,” he added.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
