KwaDwesi cancer patient suffering under prolonged power outage

With her community plunged into darkness for more than a week now, life has become increasingly difficult for an elderly cancer patient who is unable to store her medication in the fridge, and at times goes to bed hungry.

Nomalungelo Maqungu, 74, is just one of a dozen residents in KwaDwesi without electricity since Monday last week after the electricity box in their street exploded...

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