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Joburg residents still in the dark over power cut schedule
Eskom has implemented Stage 6 blackouts. But most Joburgers don’t know when it will hit them. This has been the…
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South Rand Hospital given until Monday to pay electricity debt
South Rand Hospital has until Monday to settle a R2.9 million electricity debt with City Power or face disconnection. The…
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Man & woman arrested in Joburg after being found with R500K City Power copper cables
A 40-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman have been arrested at Kya Sand, Randburg for the possession of stolen City…
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Another fix for Joburg load shedding timetable
City Power Johannesburg says it has now revised its load-shedding schedule, which has become a source of public outcry in…
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City Power warns of challenges as stage 4 load shedding takes effect
City Power, Johannesburg’s electricity provider, has expressed concerns about the challenges posed by the implementation of Stage 4 load shedding,…
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2 City Power employees arrested for bribery
Two City Power contractors have been arrested for attempting to solicit a bribe from a customer. It is alleged that…
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City Power promises better communication regarding load shedding
City Power said it would provide a weekly schedule on which areas will experience power cuts twice in a space…
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New Joburg City Power load shedding schedule gets off to rocky start
City Power has taken over the load-shedding implementation in Johannesburg, but there have been some teething problems that have caused…
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City Power yet to determine duration of Eldorado Park power outage
City Power says they have not yet determined the duration of the power outage in some parts of Eldorado Park.…
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City Power undertaking Eldorado Park substation repairs after fire causes outage
City Power has not yet determined the duration of the power outage in parts of Eldorado Park as it undertakes…
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Parts of Joburg south still without power after Eldos substation fire
Several areas in Joburg South were left without electricity as City Power attended to a fire at the Eldorado Park…
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Gauteng Health Department refutes R32 million owed to City Power by hospitals
The Gauteng Health Department says a disconnection of power is unwarranted in the case of electricity debt owed to City…
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City Power collected R1.4 million from Joburg CBD since start off cut-off operations
Johannesburg City Power urged residents in the metro to pay for the services they consumed to avoid drastic measures, such…
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City Power disconnects electricity to hijacked buildings in Jeppestown
Johannesburg’s power entity, City Power disconnected electricity to several hijacked buildings in Jeppestown, east of Johannesburg CBD, on Wednesday. This…
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City Power now targeting Midrand for unpaid electricity bills
Joburg City Power officials were set to target Midrand on Wednesday as the City of Johannesburg intensifies efforts to recoup…
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City Power aborts operation to cut power to Jeppestown building after threats
City Power has had to abort an operation aimed at cutting the electricity at hijacked buildings in the inner city.…
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City Power employees intimidated during illegal connection operation
Johannesburg’s City Power says it has been forced to abandon its operation of removing illegal electricity connections in the CBD…
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Joburg City warns of possibility of frequent power trips and lengthier periods of outages
With the cold temperatures and windy conditions experienced in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning, power utility City Power has warned of…
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Randburg power outages a result of illegal connections’ strain on the system
City Power said constant power outages in Randburg are a result of overloading the system through illegal connections. The utility…
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City Power targets informal settlements after Randburg businesses complain of power outages
As part of City Power’s aggressive response to curb the scourge of illegal connections across Johannesburg, the utility embarked on…
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City Power working to fix Northriding outage
Parts of North Riding in Johannesburg will be without power for another day. There was a power outage in the…
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City Power employee among 3 arrested for cable theft and vandalism
Three people including a City Power employee have been arrested for cable theft and vandalism. The trio were handcuffed in…
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Joburg mayor praises emergency services and experts after CBD explosion
Joburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has praised the team of rapid response and emergency services, as well as the technical team…
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City Power urges customers to use electricity sparingly ahead of cold front
As weather conditions are expected to remain extremely cold in the new week ahead, City Power has appealed to residents…
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Electricity fully restored in Johannesburg CBD after last week’s explosion
City Power has fully restored electricity in the Johannesburg Central Business District. This is following disruptions in supply caused by…
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Electricity restored in Joburg CBD after gas explosion
City Power says it’s switched on power to many residents in the Johannesburg CBD affected by last week’s explosion. All…
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Site must be declared safe before water & power are restored following Joburg explosion
Some residents affected by the Johannesburg gas explosion on Bree Street might not have water and electricity supply on Monday,…
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Water tankers & portable toilets dispatched to residents affected by Joburg explosion
Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) have deployed water tankers and portable toilets to some areas in the city’s CBD that…
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City Power yet to assess damage caused by Joburg explosion
Power has still not been restored to the Joburg CBD. City Power cut supply for safety reasons after Wednesday’s shocking…
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Police to erect barbed wire fence around Joburg explosion scene
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has announced that police have been instructed to erect barbed wire fencing around the Joburg explosion…
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Electricity remains switched off for businesses & homes near Joburg explosion site
City of Joburg’s power utility, City Power said on Thursday morning electricity remains switched off in businesses and residential buildings…
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City Power: Joburg CBD explosion could cause prolonged blackouts
City Power has warned there could be blackouts in Johannesburg CBD if their electricity infrastructure has been damaged due to…
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Eskom: Randburg power supply expected to return to normal after refuelling
Eskom said residents in Randburg should expect their electricity supply to return to normal from Wednesday, as the utility refuelled…
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Joburg City Power technicians hijacked after attending to faulty meter in Lenasia
A Johannesburg City Power team of four that was attending to a faulty meter in Lenasia was hijacked allegedly at…
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Havoc for Joburg residents over power faults after load shedding
Johannesburg’s City Power has been crippled by rampant power faults this week, leading to a surge in outages, particularly in…
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Eskom suspends load shedding until 4pm today
Eskom has suspended load shedding from midnight on Sunday until 4 pm on Monday. The news comes as a relief…
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City Power warns of electricity outages in Gauteng amid inclement weather
Johannesburg’s City Power said it was taking precautionary measures to deal with high volumes of power outages across the city,…
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City Power tells Diepkloof Hostel dwellers it will take 3 months to complete electricity installations
Following a series of violent protests in Diepkloof, Soweto, City Power has promised that it will complete the installation of…
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Diepkloof hostel residents continue with violent service delivery protest
Disgruntled Diepkloof hostel residents took to the streets and blocked off the highways with burning tyres early on Monday morning…
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Joburg water woes continue as some reservoirs remain critically low
Johannesburg Water’s supply systems continue to be severely impacted. Several reservoirs were critically low. The water outages were suffered following…
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Brixton residents warned of prolonged power outage after substation fire
City Power has warned Brixton, residents of prolonged outages after the local substation burnt down. The power utility said the…
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Substation fire leaves residents in Brixton without power & water
Residents in Brixton and the surrounding areas have started the week without water or electricity following a fire at the…
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Joburg Water says restoring supply to parts of the city will take time
Saturday is expected to be another day without water for some Johannesburg residents as reservoirs across the city reach critically…
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Parts of Joburg without water and electricity
Residents in Johannesburg without water and electricity will have to go at least another day or two without it. City…
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Some residents in Soweto without power for another day as repairs continue
Some residents in Soweto are in for yet another day without electricity as City Power continues with repairs at the…
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Joburg south without water and electricity until further notice: City Power
Scores of people in the south of Johannesburg will be without water and electricity until further notice. This is due…
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VIDEO: Joburg City Power demonstrates how it will cut your lights remotely as a load shedding intervention
Top officials at Joburg City Power have demonstrated how they will be able to make load-shedding interventions by remotely cutting…
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City Power meets with Kgosientsho Ramokgopa to outline load-shedding challenges
City Power has welcomed support from the national government in addressing the electricity challenges in the city of Johannesburg. The…
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City Power hopes its new plans will reduce cable theft & infrastructure vandalism
City Power hopes its new power-saving plans will reduce the levels of crime and vandalism in the city. The utility…
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City Power in critical stage
City Power is falling apart and Johannesburg residents who rely on the company for electricity are at their wits’ end…
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