As residents of Honeydew, Roodepoort in South Africa, we are personally affected by the constant power outages in our area. From the start of January 2024, we have collectively more than 80 hours of unplanned outages thus far, excluding loadhedding hours. 

The frequent power outages, most often trips and cable theft during loadshedding has created unnecessary stress and anxiety for us. Besides the severe psychological toll this takes on residents, this is a tremendous financial burden, as it not only displaces us as residents, but causes food to spoil, loss of income and many more issues. 

Ward 97 is plagued with cable theft, inadequate infrastructure and decaying facilities which contribute significantly to these power outages. We appeal to City Power and Eskom, along with the City of Johannesburg Municipality, to suspend loadshedding in our ward.

The impact on our daily lives is profound - from disrupted sleep patterns due to irregular power supply at night, through loss of productivity during daytime blackouts. This situation is not sustainable or acceptable.

Furthermore, we would like to point out that at the current rate of cable theft, this cannot be financially viable for City Power, as our area has outages on average every second day. The cost of replacing cables and appointing contractors for repairs so often, cannot be financially sustainable for the entity either. 

We urge you not only for a temporary suspension but also for a long-term solution that addresses the root causes such as cable theft and infrastructure decay. We need your commitment towards investing in robust infrastructure that can withstand these challenges.

We have collated some City Power fault tickets from this year alone to highlight the many outages we have experienced this year so far. Please note, that these tickets are only from 01/01/2024, collected from residents in the Honeydew area. 

1.     CPWEB4145200

2.     CPWEB4145205

3.     CPWEB4143862

4.     CPWEB4143596

5.     CPWEB4139136

6.     CPWEB4136585

7.     CPWEB4136585

8.     CPWEB4145372

9.     CPWEB4145160 

10.  CPWEB4145305

11.  CPWEB4145284

12.  CPWEB4145520

13.  CPWEB4145182

14.  CPWEB4145172

15.  CPWEB4145169

16.  CPWEB4145163

17.  CPWEB4143818

18.  CPWEB4143875

19.  CPWEB4143178

20.  CPWEB4142043

21.  CPWEB4141432

22.  CPWEB4141767

23.  CPWEB4139161

24.  CPWEB4137932

25.  CPWEB4137927

26.  CP4137177

27.  CPWEB4132523

28.  CPWEB4133390

29.  CPWEB4133387

30.  CPWEB4133200

31.  CPWEB4133207

32.  CPWEB4145242

Please take immediate action on this matter so we can live without fear or stress about when our next blackout will occur. Sign this petition now if you believe everyone deserves reliable access to electricity!