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Executive Mayor Horatio Hendricks said regular operations were held to remove illegal electricity connections but that this was not an effective solution. The municipality will be setting aside some of its own income in the new financial year to electrify hot spots at Jeffreys Bay, Humansdorp and St Francis Bay. 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