Following acts of sabotage to electricity infrastructure in Cape St Francis which saw this village bearing the brunt by having no electricity for the past two days, Kouga Municipality announced today it is now taking action to protect communities and prevent further damage to infrastructure. This led to the SAPS deploying its Public Order Policing Unit (POPS) to assist with the removal of illegal connections. In Sea Vista alone, illegal tampering with the network has led to regular power outages, costly repairs, and endangered municipal workers, the municipality says. The municipality has faced soaring expense to replace damaged circuit breakers and vandalism and infrastructure deterioration has worsened. The municipality is also working to resolve problems with illegal connections in other areas like Ocean View, Kwanomzamo, NoR10, and Thornhill.