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City power working to restore power in Joburg inner city
City Power says electricity has already been restored to Newtown Jeppe and parts of the city centre since technicians entered the tunnel on Friday.
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Outage leaves some Gauteng residents in the dark
Joburg City Power says an unexpected power outage has affected some areas including Thembelihle, Rietfontein and Lenasia.
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City Power: Aeroton, Nasrec, Booysens Reserve power cuts caused by cable theft
City Power says the latest incidents of cable theft in Johannesburg have led to power cuts in the Booysens Reserve, Aeroton and Nasrec showgrounds.
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[UPDATE] Over a dozen areas in JHB plunged into darkness
City Power says a technical team is on route to deal with the matter urgently at its Prospect Substation.
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City Power ‘experiencing power outage’ in Alexandra
City Power says its experiencing power outage in Alexandra due to attempted cable theft that has caused power failure.
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City Power working to restore electricity in GP northern suburbs
Many residents are without electricity this evening in the northern parts of Johannesburg after the delta substation lost power due to lightning.
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Mashaba defends reinstating officials axed by ANC administration
In the latest re-appointment, internal auditor Vuyani Singonzo has this week been reappointed to City Power despite advice from senior staff and legal opinion not to do so.
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Official contracted to City Power arrested for trying to bribe Midrand resident
Authorities say the resident’s electricity account was in arrears and was then served with a disconnection notice.
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City Power aims to restore Joburg CBD power by Tuesday night
Residents and businesses affected by cable theft in the Johannesburg CBD will have to endure at least another day without electricity.
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City Power manages to restore electricity in some parts of Joburg City Centre
The power utility says it started restoring electricity supply on Saturday and will continue to work throughout the weekend until power is fully restored.
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City Powers hopes to restore power to affected JHB CBD parts in 48hrs
Large parts of the city centre have been without power since last weekend when copper thieves gained access to an underground tunnel, burning cables and cutting meters of metal.
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[WATCH] City Power: Cable repair & restoration underway
The power utility says restoration of power in the JHB CBD will start on Saturday. The repairs included installing new cables, with one drum of cable weighing 5 tons and the length of about 20km.
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City Power warns of delays in power restoration
Business in the city have complained about how they can't afford to have an extended blackout as the outage has cost them millions of rands in income.
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Joburg CBD businesses losing millions as result of power cuts
City Power says it will only be able to restore electricity by Saturday, a week after it was cut off.
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City Power reveals low rate of cable theft convictions
The latest cable theft at the weekend has left several traffic lights on the blink in the Johannesburg CBD.
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Man contracted to City Power arrested after attempt to solicit bribe
It's alleged the official approached a resident & informed her that her electricity was illegally connected and he was there to disconnect the service unless she gave him money.
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2 City Power contractors get bail in R14m fraud case
It’s alleged the engineering employees submitted a fake bank guarantee to the council which totalled just over R14 million.
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#JoburgBudget2017 ‘aimed at speeding up service delivery’
Johannesburg’s Finance MMC Rabelani Dagada says the city’s budget allocations are aimed at improving infrastructure.
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City Power: Cable theft has led to outages
There have been widespread protests in areas around Gauteng since Friday due to continued power outages.
