Stoney Drift standoff over electricity theft turns ugly
Informal settlement dwellers have threatened to burn our houses down, says fearful resident as police called in to diffuse situation
Simmering tensions between Stoney Drift ratepayers and informal settlement dwellers over illegal electrical connections reached boiling point this week, with threats to resort to violence from both sides. ..
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