120 Pimville residents feel neglected following close to 4 months without electricity
Residents allege that they have since been trying to engage with the power utility but no solution has come out of it.
120 residents of Pimville Zone 2 have been without power for close to four months and have since tried to get help but it seems as if their attempts fall on deaf ears.
Last month on August 25 a group of residents marched to Megawatt Park with hopes that they might get their long-lasting problem resolved.
One of the community leaders Thabang Moruti said when they go to Eskom they were told that in their area there are paying customers and non-paying customers. Moruti added that the people in the area have been waiting to be converted to pre-paid since 2018.
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Residents have since been trying to engage with the power utility but no solution has come out of it. Things got worse on June 5 this year when the electricity just went off in their area.
This has not only caused people to spend parts of the winter season in the dark but it has also put the lives of the sick and those on life support at risk as they need electricity to breathe.
“Elderly people are losing lives because they don’t have electricity. Water and electricity are a source of life.
“We are on our own, nobody is with us. Councilors have failed us and Eskom has failed us,” said Moruti.
He alleged that when they went to the councilor’s office they were told that she was under quarantine due to COVID-19.
Ward 25 Councillor Raynette Moabi said she is aware of the problem and has escalated the matter to Eskom management. She said she had several follow-ups about the matter and was informed that they still need to buy a new box but was never informed when.
“The extent to ensure power is revived is the sole responsibility of Eskom. My responsibility is to escalate the matter to Eskom and make follow up about the matter and give feedback to the residents,” she said.
Moabi explained that due to the pandemic she can’t call the community but what she normally does is to reply to individual inquiries that are sent to her by some residents.
She further stated that she has been working with Ward 22 Councillor to try and get the issue resolved as they share the area with the problem.
Comment from Eskom could not be obtained by the time of going to print. Spokesperson Victor Ramagaga said the delay in getting the power utility’s comment on the issue was due to the ethicalities he was experiencing.
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