Chaotic scenes unfolded on the N6 earlier today when livid community members of Ezibeleni embarked on a protest action causing a major traffic jam which lasted for almost two hours, according to motorists. The disgruntled group of…
Stage 2 rotational power cuts will be in place from 5pm on Monday afternoon, says embattled power utility Eskom. Initially, Eskom said the power cuts would kick in from 9pm on Monday, but this was changed just 20 minutes later.…
Outraged residents in parts of Mlungisi who have been without electricity for three days have barricaded Pelem Road with burning tyres restricting motorists from passing this evening. Speaking to The Rep, community members said there has…
An extended power outage in Komani Street left EFF members with no choice but to protest inside the Enoch Mgijima local municipality (EMLM) technical services office last week Monday where they dumped rotten raw meat which they claimed…
The business fraternity is relieved that there is to be some form of intervention on intermittent electricity outages which they claimed were detrimental to daily business operations. Eastern Cape Border-Kei Chamber of Business CEO…
Today Komani will be without power between 3pm and 4pm. This is according to a statement published by the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality on Facebook. The statement reads: “Please be informed that an emergency switching will take place…
Buffalo City Metro has accused residents of Igoda informal settlement in East London of stealing its electricity transformer. Municipal workers allegedly found the transformer attached to a pole near the informal settlement. When the…
Newvale residents fear for their lives after a faulty electricity pole, which has been reported numerous times, caught fire in the area last week. Read full story in The Rep today
The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) has attributed its failure to pay its current Eskom account for March to the inability to collect revenue from defaulting residents and businesses during the lockdown period. The EMLM was…
Last night irate residents from the Van area threatened to burn down the budget and treasury building over electricity cuts. Scores of police officers were at the scene and at 9pm, warrant officer Mzukisi Mdleleni negotiated with the…
A failure at the McEwans pump station last night has led to a water outage in much of Komani, Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) has warned. EMLM spokesman Gcobani Msindwana said the fault had been repaired but low water levels in…
The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality has warned residents of Komani of an expected Eskom power outage on December 4. EMLM spokesman Gcobani Msindwana said Eskom was planning to carry out work on the network supplying the town on said date…
The local business forum of Komani has thanked the Border-Kei Chamber of Business, Twizza, Crickley Dairy, Farmhouse Frozen Foods, King Fisher Industries and Shell Ultra City for facilitating a legal process to interdict Eskom and, in…
