Restore the power grid | Some Soweto residents in the dark again

JOHANNESBURG - Some Soweto residents are fuming after eight months without power.

Residents say Eskom switched off supply due to non-payment.

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They say re-connection fees are too steep.

One resident said she has to boil water outside on an open fire to cook and for bathwater.

"There was a request for R500 to be paid to Eskom to reconnect but up until now there's no electricity," she said.