Hi there, ThomasJ,  Yes, Mr Scholtz did send the letter to the Province, and I spoke to him about writing this column and I checked the accuracy of it before I submitted it.  Province has oversight and support functions in relation to local government, so this is right in my mandate.  We also keep close contact with Eskom in the Western Cape.  Also re routine maintenance:  usually residential suburbs prefer maintenance on weekday mornings, because when people are home on the weekends, they want electricity to cook, watch TV etc. So it's horses for courses.  Business infrastructure maintenance must be done on weekends or holidays.  Kind regards.