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The South African
7 days ago
- General
- The South African
8-hour power outage to affect 12 Johannesburg suburbs
City Power Johannesburg will implement an 8-hour planned power outage affecting 12 Johannesburg areas on Tuesday, 3 June 2025 and on Thursday, 5 June 2025. The interruption is necessary for the power utility to do maintenance work on its electricity network to provide better service to its customers. 'As the supply may be restored at any time, customers are urged to always treat their electricity supply points as live,' said City Power. At Lunar Substation, the power outage will affect the following areas on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, from 8:00 to 16:00: Finetown Grassmere Tollgate Lenasia South Ext. 4 Migson Manor Univalle These are the areas that will be affected by the power outage at Bryanston Substation on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00: 50 Colleraine Jukskei drive Tugela Road Vaal Street Links Street At Airport Switching Station, these are the areas that will be affected by the power outage on Thursday, 5 June 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00: Grand Central Airport Grand Central Boulevard City Power Johannesburg has cut off the electricity supply in Riverpark, Alexandra, due to illegal connections made by community members. The power utility mentioned that they have repeatedly warned residents to stop illegal connections, which they never adhered to. 'We have repeatedly cautioned Riverpark residents that continued defiance, interference and resistance to lawful operations would result in a total supply disconnection.' 'However, those warnings have been met with contempt. Today's events have forced us to act decisively,' explained City Power. The power utility, in collaboration with SAPS, JMPD and contracted security personnel, targeted more than 450 households with no recorded electricity purchases, while 367 households had suspiciously low vending patterns. Earlier this week, community members protested outside the Alexandra Service Delivery Centre over the disconnection of nine properties found with illegally tampered meters. City Power urged residents to report illegal connections. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
23-05-2025
- The South African
8-hour power outage to affect 13 Johannesburg suburbs
City Power Johannesburg to implement an 8-hour power outage in 13 areas in the city. The power outage will occur on Wednesday, 28 May 2025. These are the areas that will be affected by the power outage from 9:00 to 17:00: Atholl Houghton Houghton Estate Houghton West Illovo Inanda Kent Park Kew Melrose arch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Melrose Estate Norwood Oaklands Werda Valley The power utility urged customers to treat their electricity supply points as live. 'As the supply may be restored at any time, customers are urged to always treat their electricity supply points as live,' said City Power. City Power Johannesburg has issued a warning to the public regarding fake news spread about the power utility. A false WhatsApp message circulating with an image of Sydney Maluleke, a technician contractor, falsely accused him of unlawfully disconnecting electricity and soliciting bribes. 'These defamatory claims appear to have originated from a disgruntled customer whose supply was disconnected after clear evidence of meter tampering was discovered.' 'The contractor was part of a team that was officially mandated by City Power to conduct prepaid meter audits in Orange Grove,' explained City Power. City Power urges customers to act responsibly and address concerns or disagreements to the proper authorities, not on social media platforms. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
14-05-2025
- Climate
- The South African
18 Johannesburg suburbs to be affected by a power outage
City Power Johannesburg has scheduled a planned power outage that is set to affect 18 suburbs in the city on Saturday, 17 May 2025 from 8:00 to 14:30. POWER OUTAGE DUE TO MAINTENANCE WORK The power outage is due to maintenance work that the power utility regularly does on its electricity network. 'The interruption is necessary to do essential maintenance work on our network, which is part of our program of constantly striving to provide a better service,' the statement read. These are the suburbs that will be affected by the power outage on Saturday, 17 May 2025, from 8:00 to 14:30, these are the suburbs affected: Parktown Parktown West Parktown East The Wilds Old Wilds Princess Palace Berea Old Berea Academic Hospital 1, 2, 3 and 4 Isle of Houghton 1 and 2 Melville High Street Mitchel Str and East Ave York Road Girton Road St Andrew Road Wellington Street Hillbrow Eskom has implemented stage-2 load shedding which will run from 16:00 on Tuesday, 13 May 2025, to 22:00 on Thursday, 15 May 2025. The power utility stated that the implementation of load shedding is due to a limited generation capacity that was caused by a delay in return of generation units amounting to over 3 000MW. Additionally, there was a loss of over 1 300MW due to unplanned breakdowns. 'The primary reason for this setback is the delay in returning several units from planned maintenance. These delays, coupled with an unplanned capacity loss that has now temporarily exceeded 13 000MW, align with the risk of scenarios shared in our Winter 2025 Outlook,' explained Eskom. Despite current pressures, Eskom assures that the system is in a stronger position when compared to previous winters. Let us know by leaving a comment below or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
02-05-2025
- General
- The South African
Planned power outage to affect 18 Johannesburg suburbs
City Power Johannesburg announced that a planned power outage will affect 18 suburbs on Saturday, 3 May 2025, from 8:00 to 14:30. The power outage is due to maintenance work done on the utility's electricity network to ensure a better service to its customers. These are the suburbs that will be affected by the power outage: Hillbrow Berea Academic Hospital 1,2,3 and 4 Parktown East Old Berea Isle of Houghton 1 and 2 Princess Place Old Wilds Parktown West Parktown Melville York Rd Wellington Street Girton Road St Andrew Road Mitchel Street and Erase Avenue High Street The Wilds 'As the supply may be restored at any time, customers are urged to always treat their electricity supply points as live,' said City Power. The Executive Mayor of Johannesburg, Dada Morero, visited the M1 Bridge near the Smit Street exit in Braamfontein to inspect the aftermath of an underground cable fire. A fire broke out on Thursday, 1 May 2025, damaging critical 88 kV power cables between the Braamfontein and Fordsburg substations. This fire caused multiple power outages in the area, including Parktown West, Newtown Junction, De Korte North, Smith West and surrounding areas. According to City Power, the cause of the fire is allegedly linked to Zama Zamas' activities. 'City Power has attributed the incident to the activities of zama zamas, whose illicit underground excavations and cable theft are believed to have sparked the fire,' said the power utility. The power utility said power is being restored where possible and is awaiting authorisation to assess the damage and start with repairs. Let us know by leaving a comment below or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
The South African
24-04-2025
- General
- The South African
8-hour power outage to affect these Johannesburg suburbs
City Power Johannesburg has announced an 8-hour power outage in certain parts of Johannesburg. The power outage will occur on Monday, 28 April 2025 and on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 respectively. Here's a list of the suburbs affected by the power interruption on Monday, 28 April 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00: Rand Park ext. 4 Windsor Glen Robin Hills Rand Park ext. 2 Robindale ext. 1 On Tuesday, 29 April 2025, these are the suburbs that will be affected by the power outage from 8:00 to 16:00: Bond Exchange Grand Central Diagonal Part of old Pretoria Rd Market A fire outburst at Waltloo substation has resulted in a power outage in multiple areas in Tshwane. The city confirmed through a statement that approximately five substations experienced a power interruption due to the fire. 'The Waltloo Transformer 1B caught fire just after midnight. This incident led to power trips to the supply areas of the Rooiwal, Pyramid, Phumulani, Waltloo, and Koedoespoort substations supply areas.' The areas affected in Waltloo Substation are Ford Motor Company SA (Main Plant), Brandwag Substation, All Silverton Extensions, Waltloo Industrial and N4 Gateway. The cause of the fire is unknown yet, as investigations are still taking place. While restoration efforts are underway, the estimated time of power restoration is undetermined and might take two or more days to finish. 'The city apologises for the inconvenience caused by this unforeseen occurrence,' the statement read. Let us know by leaving a comment below or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
