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City Power receives over 1,500 outage calls after heavy rains
City Power has reported receiving over 1,500 calls related to voltage outages across multiple substations in the Johannesburg metro. The…
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City Power warns of widespread outages amid heavy rain
City Power has cautioned residents about potential disruptions to power supply across several areas in Johannesburg due to ongoing heavy…
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Six City Power contractors arrested for cable theft
Six workers employed by a City Power contractor have been arrested after being caught with suspected stolen cables at the…
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City Power suspends load reduction indefinitely
In a significant development that brings relief to residents and businesses, Johannesburg City Power has officially announced the indefinite suspension…
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Joburg City Power disconnects 120 homes for bypassing prepaid meters
Joburg City Power has disconnected electricity to more than 120 homes that have bypassed prepaid meters. The utility has also…
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Festive season: City Power suspends load reduction
Festive season: City Power suspends load reduction! Residents of Johannesburg have received welcome news as City Power announces the suspension…
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City Power: Delays expected in restoration of power to affected homes after heavy rains
Johannesburg City Power has confirmed delays in restoring electricity to several areas affected by outages caused by persistent heavy rains.…
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City Power battles increasing cable theft in Johannesburg CBD
Johannesburg City Power has raised concerns about a rise in cable theft across the central business district (CBD), which is…
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City Power to interrupt power supply in parts of Roodepoort for maintenance
Johannesburg City Power has announced planned electricity interruptions for parts of Roodepoort starting Tuesday to carry out essential maintenance work…
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City Power confident customers will meet prepaid meter upgrade deadline
City Power confident customers will meet prepaid meter upgrade deadline! City Power, the electricity distribution company in Johannesburg, remains confident…
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Cable thieves arrested after shootout at Joburg substation
Cable thieves arrested after shootout at Joburg substation! Two alleged cable thieves were arrested after an attempted robbery at the…
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Eskom threatens rolling blackouts for Joburg as City Power debt swells into the billions
Eskom threatens rolling blackouts for Joburg as City Power debt swells into the billions! The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and…
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2 City Power technicians killed after being trapped underground in Joburg
Two City Power technicians have died after they were trapped in an underground tunnel in Johannesburg on Saturday. According to the…
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City Power recoups R3.6 million during cut-off operation in Randburg
Johannesburg’s power utility, City Power recovered a staggering R3.6 million during a cut-off operation in the Randburg Service Delivery Centre…
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Court orders Joburg hotel to pay City Power R1.3 million before power is reconnected
The South Gauteng High Court has ordered the Reef Hotel in Johannesburg to pay City Power R1.3 million towards its…
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Security guards steal copper cables from Lilian Ngoyi Street amid gas explotion repairs
Almost 50 meters of cables have been stolen from the ongoing rehabilitation project on Lilian Ngoyi Street after the 2023…
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Joburg Mayor apologizes to residents as Bree Street repairs deadline extended to mid-2025
More than a year after the deadly Joburg CBD gas explosion which caused massive road infrastructure damage along Bree Street…
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City Power calls on Eldorado Park to protect new substation
City Power is calling on residents living in and around Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, to protect its infrastructure after…
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Vandalism blamed for brief power outage at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
City Power has pointed to vandalism as the cause of a power outage at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on Tuesday.…
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Homeless people salvage what they can from hijacked Jeppestown building after deadly fire
Homeless people have been scrounging around the remaining valuables from the burnt-down building in Jeppestown. The hijacked three-storey building caught…
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