City Power sets aside R9 million to replace Joburg’s electricity infrastructure

Joburg City Power has assured residents in Naturena and surrounding areas in the south of Johannesburg that it’s addressing the power problems.

The MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services Jack Sekwaila and the CEO of City Power Tshifularo Mashava have met residents.

Naturena gets its power supply from the Eikenhof primary substation which runs almost five kilometers, cutting across a mountainous veld.

City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said that this causes problems with rampant cable theft.

But he said they’re addressing this: “The removal of the underground network and replacing it with an overhead line which is more difficult to steal is also part of the solution. A budget of R9 million has been secured and the project will start this month [March].”

-EWN

In other news – Andile Ncube speaks on rumours he’s dating MaMkhize

Last week, Mzansi media personality Andile Ncube left tongues wagging after posing suggestively with KwaZulu-Natal businesswoman and millionaire Shauwn “MaMkize” Mkhize. The pair sat down for an interview about MaMkhize’s soccer club Royal AM and afterwards decided to take some photos together.

The photos went viral as locals speculated whether the two may secretly be a couple. Heading online after the rumours turned into headlines, Andile shared that the rumours are just that – rumours. Learn More