The forty-six families relocated from beneath a dangerously unstable Eskom pylon in Langa now have electricity in their new homes, marking a critical step in Cape Towns emergency housing intervention.
City officials confirmed the power switch-on this weekend, completing a multi-agency operation that moved residents from Tower 37s hazardous conditions to safer City-owned land. The project delivers not just light sockets but 60 free basic electricity units monthly to each household.
As per the South African Governments statement, the crisis began when vandalism compromised the National Transmission Companys pylon, forcing the urgent relocation in late July. The City of Cape Towns Human Settlements teams then:
