The community of White City Jabavu in Soweto have not been having electricity from 19 July 2019 to date. Disgruntled community members have taken to the streets to express their anger.

Households are highly affected by load shedding while some businesses will be forced to close down due this power outage. Gauteng News spoke to community members about the power box that has burned down due to heavy. They have since approached the councillor’s office in ward 34 about this matter however, councillor Zodwa Nxumalo, told them that the councillor’s office has nothing to do with Eskom.

“When we approached the councillor about our situation, he told us his not in a relationship with Eskom and there’s nothing he can do about it”, said one of the community members who did not want to be named.

Community members were reluctant to giving information and some are protecting their lives by not disclosing their identity.

Meanwhile a minor, who was dependent on oxygen machine for survival died as a results of loadshedding, and neither the provincial government nor City of Johannesburg has done anything to attend to the matter.

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“Two children in White City are surviving by oxygen machines but one of them passed on two weeks ago due to load shedding”, said Moipone.

Luyanda Mfeka, Mayoral Communications of City of Johannesburg advised they are not responsible for electricity and we must reach Eskom for comment. 

Eskom has not been providing solutions to the problem, but Gauteng News was told a meeting between community leaders and Eskom has been held to discuss the matter and hopefully they will come to a solution.

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A local businessman said that community leaders came to collect R50 from each household yesterday in hope that they will solve their problem since they are meeting Eskom on Friday.

Councillor Shimmane Mothlamme could not be reached for comment as he only go to the office once a week. Gauteng News journalists tried being in contact with Eskom, but their calls were hung up.

This is a developing story…