Amalinda residents demand mayor Faku’s resignation after two-day power cuts

By Thapelo Molefe

Amalinda residents in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) demanded action from mayor Princess Faku this week, after being left without electricity for two days due to repeated cable theft. 

Some residents called for her resignation, saying the municipality has failed to prevent ongoing blackouts.

Dozens of residents blocked roads with burning tyres and rubble, voicing their frustration over what they describe as the municipality’s failure to provide reliable electricity.

These two-day power cuts have become a recurring problem in Amalinda and surrounding areas since the start of the year.

“Please can the mayor leave the office, you are incompetent. How many more times must we sit without electricity? You are a disgrace to BCM,” one resident wrote on Facebook. 

Another added: “We are all gatvol of BCMM’s incompetence to solve the cable theft crisis that’s causing power cuts. No wonder residents eventually resort to this action.”

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