Joburg mayor calls on residents to report illegal electricity connections [SOUND]

# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero is calling on residents to report illegal electricity connections and help protect electricity infrastructure. The metro’s electricity losses are estimated at around 29-percent, with non-technical losses largely associated with illegal connections, meter tampering, electricity theft and unmetered consumption. Morero says the impact of electricity theft extends beyond the financial losses suffered, but directly affects the ability to maintain and invest in infrastructure: