Kurland residents want electricity problem fixed A fire in Kurland which left 35 people homeless also damaged electricity infrastructure. Photo: Siphokazi Mnyobe Protesters from Kurland in Plettenberg Bay closed the N2 on Tuesday, complaining that they had spent three days without electricity. On Sunday morning a fire in Zawa Zawa informal settlement in Kurland burned down 19 shacks and left 35 people homeless. The fire also damaged electrical infrastructure and the electricity supply to the whole area was cut off. Community members gathered at the office of ward councillor Jessica Kam Kam Tuesday morning, asking for an official to speak to them. When no-one came, they decided to close the N2 in protest.