Power outage disrupts voting in Isipingo, KwaMakhutha areas
Ward 90 councillor Shad Nowbuth said that in Isipingo the outage led to chaotic conditions at Pardy Road voting station.
AN ELECTRICITY outage that affected a wide area on November 4 disrupted the voting process, putting voting on hold for a few hours in Wards 90, 98, and 109.
On Wednesday at around 18:55 during the Local Government Elections, power went off without prior warning in Isipingo, Umgababa, Umbumbulu, and KwaMakhutha.
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Ward 90 councillor Shad Nowbuth said that in Isipingo the outage led to chaotic conditions at Pardy Road voting station.
“Supporters of some political parties outside the precincts of the demarcated area rushed in, and the police had to work in the darkness to bring order. The police handled the situation under tremendous challenges in pitch darkness,” said Nowbuth.
Later in the evening, eThekwini Municipality confirmed that supply had been restored in the affected areas.
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