Some people in Vosman said they had enough with electricity problems in their area and their electricity does not last three days and they said this has been going on for the past five years.
Community members of ward 9 in Vosman who claimed that they had a electricity problem for the past five years. They are near the transformer which they claim is the cause of their problem.
They claimed that the wire connections in the transformer is the main cause of their problem.
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They also said they have called the municipality several times and their councilor and they say they are told the same story that the municipality does not have the right wires to fix the problem.
The transformer that is said to be the problem for some community members of ward 9 in Vosman.
Wires connecting poles in ward 9 in Vosman.
“The municipality have told us on several occasions that the wires connecting the poles need to be fixed, unfortunately they say they do not have them. When the transformer blasted we were told to pay R300 per house to buy a new transformer. We did that, but we are still having the same problem. The problem had led to community members fighting each other over the issue of electricity. Every time we have to pay somebody to fix the electricity for us and that is costly. We cannot live with this situation any longer and we pay for this electricity which we are denied. Even the previous councilor was aware of the electricity problem.”
The community alleged that a transformer near the councilor’s house blasted and was fixed within two days and they wandered why theirs has not been fixed.
Oil drippings from the transformer which is alleged to cause problems for some community members in ward 9 in Vosman.
Efforts were made to phone the councilor who did not answer her phone.
