{"id":5546,"date":"2020-11-30T10:22:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T10:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzncogta.gov.za\/?p=5546"},"modified":"2025-08-07T23:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:06:51","slug":"illegal-electricity-connections-kill-three-children-in-pietermaritzburg-kzn-cogta-mec-hlomuka-calls-for-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/index.php\/2020\/11\/30\/illegal-electricity-connections-kill-three-children-in-pietermaritzburg-kzn-cogta-mec-hlomuka-calls-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS KILL THREE CHILDREN IN PIETERMARITZBURG, KZN COGTA MEC HLOMUKA CALLS FOR ACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/devtst.kznsshf.gov.za\/kzncogta.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/illegal-electricity.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10792\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>KZN MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Sipho Hlomuka has called for action to hold accountable those who are responsible for the illegal electricity connections that killed three children this afternoon at the Jika Joe informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg.<\/p>\n<p>Hlomuka expressed his shock and sadness at this tragic incident which has led to the loss of three innocent lives. The MEC has also sent condolences to the families of the three children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tragic incident takes place at a time when we have commenced with the 16 Days of Activism against the Abuse of Women and Children campaign. This campaign is aimed at protecting the rights of the most vulnerable within our communities. For our province to lose three children in this manner is heart-breaking and calls for a stand against the dangerous illegal electricity connections that continue to spread in our communities. Those who make and benefit from illegal electricity connections must be held accountable,\u201d said Hlomuka.<\/p>\n<p>Hlomuka has called on the Msunduzi municipality to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident and hold to account those who are responsible for the illegal connections. 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