DStv Channel 403 Monday, 17 February 2025

Restore the power grid | Tackling illegal connections will end load reduction

JOHANNESBURG - While rolling blackouts are expected to end on Monday, load reduction remains in place.

Eskom says it can't resolve this issue alone and needs help from consumers.

WATCH: Residents in uproar as Joburg cuts off illegal connections

It says communities and municipalities must help to stop illegal connections. 

"To address the issue of load reduction, it's a societal discussion that we need to have," said Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati. 

"We can't have people connecting illegally, we can't have people not paying for things."

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