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Johannesburg City Power loses millions to fraud, employees face disciplinary action
Johannesburg City Power has revealed that fraudulent activities within the entity have led to massive financial losses, with fifteen employees…
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Police engage in gun battle with armed cable theft suspects at Fordsburg substation
Police engage in gun battle with armed cable theft suspects at Fordsburg substation! A dramatic shootout unfolded at the Fordsburg…
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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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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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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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City Power cuts power to properties in Ormonde and Selby owing it R32 million
City Power said it cut the electricity supply for residential and commercial properties in Ormonde and Selby that owe the…
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City Power urges customers to settle outstanding bills or face disconnection
City Power has urged customers with outstanding bills to settle their debt or face disconnection. This follows a revenue collection…
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City Power continues clampdown on illegal electricity connections across Johannesburg
City Power said that it will continue with operations to get rid of illegal electricity connections across the metro. On…
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Load reduction to remain in place in densely populated areas, says City Power
City Power said that load reduction will remain in place in densely populated areas for as long as it is…
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City Power warns internal staff involved in vandalism
A crackdown on cable theft and vandalism of power infrastructure has seen the arrests of 15 people in Johannesburg this…
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City Power says doesn’t agree with court ruling ordering it to pay Eskom over R1 billion
City Power said it does not agree with a Johannesburg High Court ruling ordering it to pay over a R1…
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City Power claims it had no choice but to implement power cuts from Monday
City Power says it has been left with no choice but to implement load reduction to protect the grid from…
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City Power commends police’s inroads on infrastructure theft & vandalism
City Power has commended the police for their intervention in dealing with the theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure following…
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City Power warns Joburg residents of prolonged outages if electricity not used sparingly
City Power has warned Johannesburg residents of prolonged power outages if they don’t use electricity sparingly. The utility is currently…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 says attacks on technicians unacceptable after two employees robbed
Two Joburg City Power employees were mugged while on duty in Roodepoort on Monday. The two female employees were robbed…
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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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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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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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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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Power restoration under way in Joburg CBD after burnt body found at substation
Johannesburg City Power technicians said they are working to restore electricity to parts of the CBD, following a suspected vandalism…
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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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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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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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City Power warns Joburg residences without power should brace for delays
City Power said some residents around the city without power should expect restoration delays on Monday as it is dealing…
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City Power hails arrest of 3 suspects who illegally connected business to grid
City Power has welcomed the arrest of three suspects who illegally connected a Soweto business to the electricity network for…
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Joburg City Power demolish Alex houses built on top of electricity cables
Two houses were demolished in Alexandra over the weekend after it was discovered that they were built on top of…
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City Power disappointed by internal staff involved in cable theft
Joburg City Power said it would take legal and disciplinary action against employees and contractors who have been implicated in…
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25 incidents of cable theft & vandalism recorded by City Power over weekend
Johannesburg City Power said it recorded 25 incidents of cable theft and vandalism over the past weekend alone. The utility…
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Cable theft to blame for Roodepoort substation explosion
Joburg City Power said it was assessing the extent of damage on one of its substations which exploded in Roodepoort…
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Joburg City Power cuts the lights at Apartheid Museum over R1.8 million debt
City Power has continued with its aggressive revenue collection drive by cutting off electricity in an effort to recoup some…
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