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Die polisie se eenheid vir openbare orde is ontbied om die situasie te beheer, maar niemand is in hegtenis geneem nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kyle Cookson, &#8216;n Eskom-woordvoerder, het bevestig die elektrisiteitstoevoer na die Riverside-gemeenskap is Saterdag herstel. &#8220;Eskom verstaan die frustrasie van die betrokke kli\u00ebnte ten volle en vra om verskoning vir die ongerief,&#8221; het Cookson ges\u00ea. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het verduidelik die kragonderbrekings was weens &#8216;n fout wat veroorsaak het dat die gemeenskap vir lank sonder krag gelaat is. &#8220;Die fout het bykomende hulpbronne vereis en saam met &#8216;n agterstand van foute wat Eskom in die Kaapse metropool ervaar, het die elektrisiteits herstel na Riverside &#8216;n paar vertragings ondervind,&#8221; het Cookson bygevoeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die geweld was egter nie verby nie. 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