Kidnaps and blackouts: South Africa's fight for electricity Video

According to the credo of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee, everyone should be entitled to free electricity. So when the residents of the township are cut off, they illegally restore their power supply. But the power company they are siphoning energy from says their acts are not only against the law, but highly dangerous, and warns they are putting lives at risk.Duration: 02:28

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drevil5001: Stupid idiots, just pay for the electricity then it won't be cut off.

cannoir: by looking at the houses around i think they could settle with solar panels as an alternaitve methods during the "rotative" power cuts.Electricity is a helluva expensive in south africa.Things are not as simple as they look in this clip.The infrastrcure had not been upgraded to accomodate larger populations and increasing needs. But lol! at the way the bundled that dude in the car those Tsssk!!! tssskkk ! aigh aigh sounds were funny as hell.

Author: AFP; Uploaded: Nov 10, 2009; Duration: 2:29; Views: 139

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