Like a mushroom, kept the dark and fed BS: diary of a (powerless) Joburger
Greenside’s Marthinus Jansen van Vuuren chronicles his frustrating experiences with councillors and City Power
25 April 2022 - 17:12
His frustration with going five days without electricity was almost enough to get him back to the gym — to take a hot shower...
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