Illegal power connections keep the lights on in Ditsobotla

Residents of Shukran, a suburb in Lichtenburg where homes now derive power from lines meant to distribute energy across large distances, said they feared for their lives should anything go wrong during a power surge from the supply.

17 June 2021 - 08:20
By isaac mahlangu AND Isaac Mahlangu

Pensioner Emily Tshabadira has had to hire local youngsters to dig up a furrow in front of her home in Boikhutso after sewage water had stuck for weeks.

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