South Crest residents fed up with power crisis
South Crest residents have had enough and cannot bear another cold dark winter.
Residents from South Crest have had enough and cannot bear another cold winter night in the dark as they have been for several days.
Residents braved the chilly weather morning on July 19 to gather at the South Crest Substation.
They have taken to social media platforms to voice their anger at being without electricity for hours on end. There had been complaints from residents in South Crest that had been without electricity for more than 25 hours.
The residents explained how this power crisis has affected them.
One said: “We are working from home and we are not able to work properly because of the electricity issue which affects our monthly earnings. Is the DA going to pay us money which we are losing due to the electricity issue?”
Resident Deidle de Carvalho expressed that they have been trying to get hold of the ward councillor Tim Denny, but that he cannot be reached. She further stated that they are being removed from the DA community WhatsApp groups because they are complaining about the service delivery and the fact that Denny is not doing his job as a councillor.
South Crest residents also want to know why those who are not paying for electricity are not being cut off, while the paying consumer is suffering. Some residents claim that the challenge has been worsened by criminals stealing cables.
Denny said, “I totally understand the frustration of these residents and have personally requested a meeting with our Energy MMC, which he has agreed to and our Alberton energy department.
“I take serious umbrage to the accusation that I am unavailable when I and my team have been giving constant updates when we receive them from the energy department.
“Trying to paint me as an uncaring and uncommunicative councillor is cheap/hurtful and totally untrue. In fact, I pride myself on having ‘open groups’ where people may vent and receive regular feedback.”
Reports on the scene at the substation state that workers started digging up cables around 07:00. The Alberton Record can confirm that technicians were on the ground and working on the electricity issue.
This is a developing story and we will keep readers updated.
