The City of Cape Town said it has recorded damage worth over R16 million as a result of the recent storms.
This comes as more inclement weather continues are forecast to hit the Mother City and surrounding areas.
The metro said teams have attended to over 19,000 service calls in the past two weeks across the city.
It said Mitchells Plain, Muizenberg, Wynberg, and Gugulethu recorded the highest incidents of damage to electricity infrastructure.
City’s MMC for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, said, “Work continues as our dedicated teams remain on the ground to attend to urgent repairs and critical maintenance, as we expect more impacts to be felt with the heavy rain predicted.”
-EWN
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Well-known South African actor, Mathews Rantsoma bids farewell to Scandal! The popular actor is finally exiting the much-loved e.tv. Earlier this year, rumors surfaced about his departure, but he neither commented nor confirmed them.
On Monday, 22 July the channel released a statement confirming that the actor will be sadly leaving the show. Mathews was famously known for his role as Nhlamulo Maseko on the show, which airs from Monday to Sunday at 7.30 pm. He joined the cast in 2021. Read More
