{"id":203403,"date":"2019-05-02T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T08:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=203403"},"modified":"2019-05-02T15:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T13:04:31","slug":"several-germiston-suburbs-without-due-alleged-cable-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/02\/several-germiston-suburbs-without-due-alleged-cable-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Several Germiston suburbs without due to alleged cable theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Germiston&#8217;s power woes continued this morning when several suburbs were left in the dark following the alleged theft of power cables in Knights Road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-203404\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190502-WA0000-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190502-WA0000-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/IMG-20190502-WA0000-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8220;Power has since been restored to a number of affected areas but Tedstoneville and parts of Elsburg road are still without power,&#8221; said Ward 36 councillor Wendy Morgan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">&#8220;The biggest problem when dealing with cable thefts is that people are still willing to buy the stolen cables, which cost a lot to replace.&#8221;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">No turnaround time has been given for power restoration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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