ActionSA Writes to Eskom to Exempt Newcastle from Loadshedding After Floods
Zwakele Mncwango
ActionSA KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Chairperson
ActionSA KZN leadership conducted an oversight visit in Newcastle following the devasting floods that occurred last week.
It brings us great contentment to have NGOs such as the Christ Embassy Church who have deployed a team of doctors from their Volunteer Medical Corps to assist affected civilians by deploying medical personnel to the area to assist with medical treatment for flood victims where necessary and donate food parcels.
We would also like to extend our gratitude to the Newcastle Community Policing Forum (CPF), Community Crime Prevention Association (CCPA), Silver Spoon, religious organisations, NPOs and NGOs as well as all volunteers who have dedicated their time and resources to aid flood victims.
It however brought us great dissatisfaction to learn that in the midst of the storm, Eskom has not suspended loadshedding in areas affected by floods further compounding the issues confronted by the people of this municipality. There is ample precedent for such as seen in the April 2022 floods in eThekwini and most recently in parts of the City of Johannesburg.
As people battle with the attempts to dry their damaged furniture, clothes and keep rainwater out of their homes, Eskom has not been forgiving to the people of Newcastle by exempting the area from loadshedding.
To that end, we have written to Eskom, calling for Newcastle Municipality to be exempt from loadshedding, as we believe that it is an inhumane act to have our people face such uncontrollable natural disasters, and be stuck with yet another disaster that has been created by our ever-failing government.
We call on Eskom to act swiftly in this regard, and ensure that they do what is right for the people of Newcastle as they battle through this hard time.
ActionSA Writes to Eskom to Exempt Newcastle from Loadshedding After Floods
ActionSA KZN leadership conducted an oversight visit in Newcastle following the devasting floods that occurred last week.
It brings us great contentment to have NGOs such as the Christ Embassy Church who have deployed a team of doctors from their Volunteer Medical Corps to assist affected civilians by deploying medical personnel to the area to assist with medical treatment for flood victims where necessary and donate food parcels.
We would also like to extend our gratitude to the Newcastle Community Policing Forum (CPF), Community Crime Prevention Association (CCPA), Silver Spoon, religious organisations, NPOs and NGOs as well as all volunteers who have dedicated their time and resources to aid flood victims.
It however brought us great dissatisfaction to learn that in the midst of the storm, Eskom has not suspended loadshedding in areas affected by floods further compounding the issues confronted by the people of this municipality. There is ample precedent for such as seen in the April 2022 floods in eThekwini and most recently in parts of the City of Johannesburg.
As people battle with the attempts to dry their damaged furniture, clothes and keep rainwater out of their homes, Eskom has not been forgiving to the people of Newcastle by exempting the area from loadshedding.
To that end, we have written to Eskom, calling for Newcastle Municipality to be exempt from loadshedding, as we believe that it is an inhumane act to have our people face such uncontrollable natural disasters, and be stuck with yet another disaster that has been created by our ever-failing government.
We call on Eskom to act swiftly in this regard, and ensure that they do what is right for the people of Newcastle as they battle through this hard time.