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Panyaza Lesufi promises to allocate resources to protect critical water & electricity infrastructure in Gauteng
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said that resources will be allocated to protect critical water and electricity infrastructure, as the province…
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Water supply in parts of Joburg interrupted after Eikenhof pump station power outage
Water supply has been interrupted to some parts of Johannesburg following a power outage at the Eikenhof pump station. City…
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Power restored to Joburg South after major outage
City Power says it’s restored power to all substations affected by a widespread outage in Johannesburg South. The outage is…
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City Power commits to restoring electricity to parts of Braamfontein on Thursday
City Power has committed to restoring electricity to parts of Braamfontein on Thursday. Parktown, Newtown, and some parts of the…
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City Power replacing power cables after underground fire in Braamfontein
City Power has started the process of replacing cables which were destroyed in a fire in Braamfontein last week. The…
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City Power suffers R160 million in damages following M1 highway fire
City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava says the entity needs the security cluster’s help to curb the high rates of vandalism…
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300 metres of cable stolen in Joburg M1 fire
City Power clean-up operations have revealed that 300 metres of copper cable were stolen during a recent vandalism that sparked…
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Joburg City Power making progress with burnt M1 cable, but restoration not in sight just yet
Joburg City Power said on Sunday that its teams were making progress in clearing rubble from tunnels along the M1…
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Update: Electricity restoration efforts continue in Joburg inner city after underground fire
Electricity restoration efforts continue in the inner city as residents in Braamfontein and surrounding areas spend a fourth day without…
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City Power working on M1 outages
City Power is working to restore power to customers affected by the underground fire along the M1 near Smit Street,…
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Operations to restore power to parts of Joburg underway, says City Power
As some parts of Braamfontein and its surrounding areas enter a third day without electricity, City Power says operations to…
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Engineering experts to inspect M1 double-decker bridge after fire
Engineering experts are expected to start working on the M1 double-decker bridge to ensure its integrity has not been compromised…
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Power restored to parts of Braamfontein following M1 underground fire
City Power has restored electricity to some parts of Braamfontein, while other areas close by remain in the dark. Braamfontein…
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Mayoral spokesperson says Joburg under siege from criminals
City Power technicians are hard at work trying to map out the damage caused by burning electric cables that caught…
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Smoke seen on Joburg’s M1 highway close to area where underground fire extinguished
The M1 highway near the Johannesburg city centre has once again been covered with smoke in what seems to be…
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City Power suspects M1 highway fire in Joburg CBD caused by vandals
City Power said it suspected that the fire on the M1 highway in Johannesburg may have been sparked by vandals.…
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EMS officials attending to underground fire in Joburg CBD
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) officials are currently attending to an underground fire in the metro’s CBD on Wednesday morning.…
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Major electricity outage in Roodeport after damage to transmission line
City Power was experiencing high call volumes on Saturday, following a major electricity outage in Roodeport, Gauteng. The Kloofendal 88kV…
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City Power denies claims of a strike, condemns threats of violence on its employees
City Power spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, announced on Wednesday that the state-owned power utility has taken note of deceptive material from…
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Contractor arrested for allegedly illegally reconnecting property owing R3.8 million to City Power
A City Power contractor who was allegedly involved in the illegal reconnection of a property owing more than R3.8 million…
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Joburg Water manager apologises to city residents for 10-day water outage
Johannesburg Water Electromechanical Manager, Gugulethu Quma, has apologised to the city residents after they experienced water outages for 10 days…
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Systems are recovering after massive outage, says Joburg Water
Johannesburg Water says there is progress on systems that were affected by the City Power outage at Rand Water’s Eikenhof…
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City Power cuts lights at business owing R2.7 billion in unpaid electricity
City Power officials have cut the lights at a business that owes a staggering R2.7 billion in unpaid electricity bills.…
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Water supply for Joburg residents compromised after power outage hit Rand Water’s infrastructure
It’s another dry day at the taps for hundreds of Johannesburg households after a massive power outage hit Rand Water’s…
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City Power introduces stringent measures to debtors before reconnecting electricity
Some residential buildings in Joburg are likely to spend the whole weekend in the dark, after City Power cut off…
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City Power cuts off lights in Joburg over unpaid bills
Residents at several buildings in Johannesburg have been left in the dark after utility City Power cut off supply over…
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City Power disconnects Westdene building over R3 million debt
City Power has disconnected electricity to a residential building in Westdene that owes a little over R3 million. City Power…
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City Power contractors arrested for tampering and bribery
Two City Power contractors found themselves on the wrong side of the law after one was arrested for tampering with…
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Joburg still has a backlog of power outages due to storms
Johannesburg’s power utility, City Power, said late Monday afternoon it was inundated with outage calls due to inclement weather conditions…
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Some Joburg residents take to the streets over prolonged power cuts
Some Johannesburg residents took their frustrations over prolonged power outages to the streets, intending to put pressure on the city…
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City Power promises 3 weeks to complete cable repairs after inner city residents take to the streets
City Power said high electricity consumption in Yeoville and Bellevue was contributing to the ongoing electricity challenges in the area.…
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50-year-old man arrested in Free State for attempting to buy a rape docket
A 50-year-old man is expected to appear in the Sasolburg Magistrate’s Court in the Free State on Monday facing charges…
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Joburg businessman arrested after being found with City Power mini-substation in his Lenasia home
A Johannesburg businessman has been arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of a City Power-owned 11KV mini-substation, which…
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City Power: Roodepoort residents without electricity likely to remain offline for most of the week
City Power said Roodepoort residents who’d been without electricity would likely remain offline for most of the week due to…
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Power outages in Roodepoort after Joburg man dies while trying to steal power cables
A Joburg man was burnt to death after he allegedly tried to steal a cable at a substation in Roodepoort,…
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City Power invades Midrand, cuts off electricity at non-paying residential complexes
Johannesburg’s power utility, City Power has “successfully” disconnected a number of non-paying business and residential customers which collectively owe over…
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Suspected cable thief shot & killed by City Power security
An apparent cable thief was shot and killed in a shootout with City Power security in Johannesburg. The utility’s spokesperson,…
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City Power outraged after technician kidnapped in Lenasia South Ext. 4
A City Power employee was allegedly hijacked and kidnapped on Wednesday in Lenasia South Ext. 4 after being attacked by…
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Eskom under fire for early return of 2024 load shedding
National power utility Eskom has (yet again) come under intense scrutiny as it implemented load shedding, contradicting earlier assurances of…
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City Power changes Joburg load shedding schedule again after residents’ complaints
Johannesburg’s City Power changed its load-shedding schedule yet again, following complaints from residents about prolonged power outages. In November, City…
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City Power guards robbed at Alex substation, cables stolen
Two Joburg City Power security officers were threatened with death, tied up, and left to watch as a gang of…
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60-year-old woman arrested over R3 million worth of stolen City Power property
A 60-year-old woman was arrested for possession of suspected stolen electricity infrastructure worth R3 million. On Thursday, the Johannesburg Metropolitan…
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Power to Observatory & Kensington to be restored by week’s end, says City Power
City Power has assured Observatory and Kensington residents who’ve been left in the dark that power will be restored by…
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Repair work may take up to 7 days – City Power speaks on Observatory substation fire
City Power says its assessment of the damage at the Observatory substation shows that repairs may take up to seven…
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Residents may be powerless for 2 days – City Power on Observatory substation fire
Residents in Observatory, Kensington, and surrounding areas are without electricity after the main feeding station caught fire in the early…
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City Power stops power cuts at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital after bill dispute with Gauteng Health
The Johannesburg City Power will no longer be cutting off the electricity at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, which is said…
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City Power plans to exclude critical government infrastructure from load shedding
Johannesburg City Power said it is planning on excluding hospitals, water pumping stations, and other critical government infrastructure from load…
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City Power plans to recommission two open-cycle gas turbines over next 12 months
Joburg City Power plans to recommission two open-cycle gas turbines over the next 12 months. The gas turbines have been…
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Gauteng Health: Close to 80% of Charlotte Maxeke hospital’s City Power bill paid
The Gauteng Department of Health says it has already paid some R32 million of the R41 million that the Charlotte…
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Randburg residents picket at City Power’s offices over power outages
As challenges with electricity supply persist in parts of Johannesburg, some Randburg residents are picketing outside the local City Power…
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