This year, dozens of shack dwellers in Khayelitsha who were incorrectly classed as backyarders will finally get power. The households claim they have been waiting for electricity since a project in Zone 14, Khayelitsha, was approved in 2017. They currently obtain electricity from surrounding residences, and the region is crisscrossed by electrical cables of all colors and sizes. The electricity project was halted on 21 January, according to Eskom, “after the area was mistakenly labeled as backyard residents.” However, officials from Eskom and the City of Cape Town visited the site to assess th…