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SLP’s plea for power NICOLE MCCAIN
Sir Lowry’s Pass residents living on the temporary site of erf ST 1154-31 have asked the City of Cape Town to give them electricity. Councillor Ernest Sonnenberg, mayoral committee member for human settlements in the City of Cape Town, says that although electrification for the site was not initially planned, the possibility is now being looked into. “The City of Cape Town and Eskom, in whose supply area Sir Lowry’s Pass Village falls, are looking at the possibility of providing tempo-
rary electrification,” Sonnenberg says. Residents say they made the request because they are worried that a lack of electricity create health and safety hazards. Several illegal electrical connections have already been set up, and this is of grave concern to the residents, says community leader Lionel Benjamin. Earlier this year, a Sir Lowry’s Pass woman was killed by a badly earthed illegal connection. The line sent a lethal current through her shack and electrocuted her. The other households on the temporary site are forced to use fires for cooking, light and warmth.
However, the site’s layout does not follow the fire regulation stating that buildings should be at least three metres apart. This, Sonnenberg says, is because the site is temporary. “As this is an emergency area, and due to space constraints, the city’s human settlements directorate has not enforced this. Experience has shown that it is very difficult to police as people often extend into this ‘fire break’, or erect a new structure in it.” Benjamin says there is an added health risk caused by the fires. “People have asthma and are badly affected by the smoke. They have been suffering from the cold, because they can’t warm their homes properly.”
The request is based on humanitarian concerns, says Benjamin. “People’s lives are endangered.” The City of Cape Town could not confirm when any electricity would be installed, as it is still investigating the feasibility of doing so.
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