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eThekwini alerts residents to disruption in prepaid electricity

eThekwini Municipality has urged residents who are struggling to buy electricity to visit the nearest Customer Service Centres.

THE eThekwini Municipality has advised residents that the purchase of prepaid electricity tokens via third-party vending outlets is being intermittently disrupted.
The municipaliy’s teams are working on diagnosing the issue to ensure full restoration of services.
EThekwini Municipality urged all those residents experiencing challenges in buying prepaid electricity to visit Sizakala Centres
eThekwini Municipality alerts residents about technical glitches in the prepaid electricity metres. Photo: Sourced/Facebook.
While some customers may still be able to purchase their prepaid electricity tokens via third-party outlets, those who cannot are advised to visit the nearest Customer Service Centres to make their purchase.

“Our teams are working on diagnosing the issue to ensure full restoration of services,” the municipality said in a statement.

The public are reminded that these facilities accept only cash for prepaid electricity tokens.

Prepaid electricity tokens can be purchased at the following centres:

  • Besters Customer Service Centre: 20 Ntuzuma Access Road
  • Isipingo Customer Service Centre: 1 Police Station Road
  • Rotunda Customer Services Centre: 1 Jelf Taylor Crescent
  • Umhlanga Customer Service Centre: 15 Twilight Road
“We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this disruption. Our teams are working on repairs to restore full vending service as soon as possible,” eThekwini said.

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Andile Sithole

He has been covering a variety of news beats for over 10 years. As a journalist working for community newspapers, he has covered politics, court reporting, municipal stories, crime, and news features over the years. Andile is also a multimedia journalist for Southlands Sun. He started his career in journalism as a freelance reporter in 2005 while studying Communication Science at UNISA. Prior to joining Caxton Newspapers, he worked for both community and commercial newspapers in Durban, where he won the Journalist of the Year Award in 2020 and 2021.

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