ILLEGAL Power lines

South Africa has for the past several years had problems with electricity. Illegal power lines spring up all over the country and especially around informal settlements. The government is squarely to blame for not providing proper housing and infrastructure stability.

Informal settlements, an area consisting of shacks with no good infrastructure is the living residences from millions of South Africans. The people living in these dirty places have little hope of getting out of the slum conditions. It is humiliating conditions that people have to endure, and it is all in the name of democracy. 

People usually tamper with electricity and set up illegal connections just to have a little light, or maybe cook some food. I can imagine how dreary their lives must be.  How many years do these poor people have to live in such damaging conditions, not to forget the health risk? When will the ANC government start spending the money on the poor or will these people of the slums forever be cursed under freedom.  

Eskom the power giant and local councils armed with the police set about to disconnect all illegal connections in one township Zandspruit, east of Johannesburg. The residents were not happy and protested by hurling rocks and burning tires. Roads had to be closed during the protests, causing more disruptions.

It is South Africa

SOURCE:
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2016/03/09/johannesburg-rioters-burn-tyres-hurl-rocks-after-illegal-power-lines-removed

Johannesburg rioters burn tyres, hurl rocks after illegal power lines removed

Residents from the informal settlement Zandspruit, on Johannesburg's East Rand, were rioting and burning tyres, metro police said on Tuesday.

"The police and City Power had an operation earlier to remove the illegal electrical connections by the residents in the area," metro police spokesperson Marvin Minnaar said.

Minnaar said the residents resisted the operation and started burning tyres and throwing rocks.

Due to the rioting, Beyers Naude was closed between Johan Road and Peter Road.
He advised motorists to use alternative routes.