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The theft occurred along the N7 highway, one resident told <em>TygerBurger<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents expressed their unhappiness this weekend on several of the community\u2019s social-media pages, demanding answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Derek Serra, a local, said on Monday they had to go without electricity for more than a day. \u201cResidents are understandably angry and desperate. It is a major story, and we want to put pressure on Eskom to get their act together. Most of Bothasig was off from 07:15 yesterday morning (Sunday). Half the affected area was restored at 14:00, but the rest of us are still off, and it is 27 hours and counting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said cable theft was the reason for the outage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward councillor Miquette Temlett said attempts had been made to contact Eskom and have it restore power. She issued a press release on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe power outage tormenting our community is not just an inconvenience,\u201d it said, \u201cit is a glaring manifestation of the incompetence and negligence emanating from the bureaucratic black hole known as Eskom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBothasig has now been without power for more than 36 hours, and I am yet to get any feedback from Eskom as none has been forthcoming yet,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlleged vandalised power cables have exposed the vulnerability of our so-called power supply giant, and the deafening silence from Eskom is nothing short of a disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eskom issued a press statement on Monday afternoon explaining the reasons for the outages. 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