Illegal electricity connections worth R200,000 seized in Alexandra [SOUND]

# City Power has seized about 180 kilograms of cables and three electricity poles, worth around 200-thousand-rand during an operation against illegal connections in Alexandra. The operation, carried out with the police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department, focused on dangerous connections along London Road and the Greenville informal settlement. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the illegal connections, including bare cables near Zenzele Primary School, pose a serious risk of electrocution, fires and power cuts: