A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM

Egoli mense angry after City cuts illegal power

- BY MARSHA DEAN

ENTRY into the Egoli Informal Settlement was blocked with burning tyres by angry residents yesterday afternoon in retaliation to their illegal electricity connections being cut.

Residents in the informal settlement took matters into their own hands by burning electricity infrastructure on Wednesday night, resulting in power outages in the area.

On Wednesday afternoon, the City of Cape Town cut down illegal connections in the Egoli Informal Settlement, as Law Enforcement and SAPS used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd who were throwing stones at officials.

Wayne Dyason, spokesperson for Law Enforcement, said some of the residents attacked and stoned a City contractor.

He reports: "The residents stoned and threw petrol bombs at the officers. Tyres were set alight.