Illegal Electricity Connections and the Battleground for Power
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ.
Illegally connecting to the power grid isnโt just irresponsible, itโs also downright dangerous. But this hasnโt stopped millions of desperate people living in informal settlements from paying a small fee to so-called Izinyoka to be provided illegal electricity. Around the country, exposed live wires threaten the lives of these residents โ just one wrong step could end with someone being electrocuted. Now, as winter sets in, Eskom says itโs taking strain forcing it to cut power in some areas. Carte Blanche heads to the City of eThekwini to examine this decades-long battle against illegal connections.