Emfuleni communities rage over prolonged power cuts

ROSHNEE - Weeks-long outages in Roshnee and Rustervaal in Emfuleni have got residents fuming.

They took to the streets on Tuesday after three weeks of enduring no power for up to 20 hours per day.

WATCH: Emfuleni's Roshnee residents rage over blackouts

The community accuses the municipality of deliberately cutting power after scheduled blackouts.

The municipality denies the accusation, saying it's implementing load reduction due to high demand.

It says the community is aware of the schedule, adding that there is nothing it can do.