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 Pensioners and Northcrest homeowners Nokwindla Makiwane and Nozibeko Mqwebedu show one of the four KSD municipality electricity transformers responsible for powering their homes that were set on fire by unknown people. Picture: LULAMILE FENI
Pensioners and Northcrest homeowners Nokwindla Makiwane and Nozibeko Mqwebedu show one of the four KSD municipality electricity transformers responsible for powering their homes that were set on fire by unknown people. Picture: LULAMILE FENI

Mthatha pensioners lash out at long-lasting power outages

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Pensioners and homeowners in the Northcrest suburb of Mthatha are expressing severe frustration with the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality following a crippling five-day power blackout. The prolonged outage forced vulnerable residents to discard spoiled groceries, compromised essential refrigerated medication, and heightened crime fears amid reports of burglaries during the darkness.

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