Community members from ward 45 in Kariega protested on Thursday morning to demand that the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality restore electricity to their homes. Power has been off since Saturday following an explosion at a nearby substation.
Chaos erupted on Bantom Road in Kariega’s ward 45 as more than 200 people protested, demanding electricity be restored to their homes.
According to protesters, they acquire been without power since Saturday when a transformer which supplies the community exploded. They were indignant that the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality had not communicated when their power would be restored.
On Thursday morning, traffic had to be diverted as protesters, including young children, blocked the road by burning tyres and other rubble.
“Not a single word from the municipality on why our areas are still without electricity. Our food is rotten in refrigerators and children can’t disappear to school,” said resident Zola Fanayo.
Another resident Lungeka Williams said the Mabandla clinic had been turning patients away because it does not acquire electricity or water.
Ward 45 Councillor Sabelo Mabuda confirmed that the transformer exploded. “There believe been several transformers that exploded after an explosion and consequent fire at the Mabandla substation.
“When workers are repairing exploded transformers, they sustain on exploding,” he said. He did not say what had caused the initial explosion at the power station.
Mayor Gary van Niekerk, in a statement at the weekend, listed several areas which were affected by the electricity outage. He said the power outages had made water systems at the Nooitgedacht Water Treatment Works and in Motherwell “unstable and critical”.
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