Watch: Large part of Tshwane in dark after pylons collapse

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, joined the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane to conduct a site inspection at the collapsed Pylon sites on Tuesday, April 11. The 132kv power lines fell on the N4 freeway at around 9pm on Sunday night which resulted in a power outage affecting large parts of Pretoria East and North. The city lost 300 megawatts of power following the incident. At least seven power line structures collapsed and were badly damaged. Further investigations by the City found that three pylons were vandalised, which caused the power lines to collapse and fall on the road. Earlier yesterday, Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink said criminals were now targeting the steel that forms part of the construction, causing the towers to collapse, bringing down cables they support and causing a power outage