# eThekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has established a high-level technical team to engage with Eskom to resolve ongoing power outages in ward 5 in Hammarsdale. He hosted a community engagement with the ward’s residents yesterday. They want to engage with Eskom to find solutions around the implementation of temporary load reduction in affected areas. The city says it understand Eskom’s frustrations that their network is operating over its limit because of illegal connections. Kaunda says the reduction can be implemented at a better time.