City power
Vandalism, cable theft blamed for Greenstone power cuts
City Power's Isaac Mangena said that the power utility had put a team together to deal with the electricity issues.
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SABC blames broadcast interruptions on power supply issues from City Power
In a statement, the SABC has reassured South Africans that it has successfully moved into its new structure and that the interruption to its broadcasts earlier this week was a result of power supply issues from City Power.
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SABC radio broadcasts hit by power outages again
The SABC's broadcasting on several radio platforms has again been interrupted due to ongoing power failures in the area.
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Adverse weather conditions lead to power outages in JHB
Areas currently affected by electricity cuts include Mayfair West, Mellville, Langlaagte and Auckland Park.
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Construction of Eldorado Park substation expected to start today
City Power has ramped up security around the area to ensure there are no disruptions with JMPD and police officers on standby.
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Large parts of JHB north without power due to technical fault
Eskom said it had dispatched technicians to fix the fault but it was not able to give an estimated time of restoration yet.
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CoJ officials to meet with Alex residents over illegal electricity connections
On Thursday residents barricaded the main entrance of the area, forcing City Power to abandon its operation intended to cut operators.
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POWER STRUGGLE: City Power retreats from intended raid in Alexandra
City Power officials had to call off a planned raid in Alexandra on Thursday morning after residents protested and blocked roads, preventing them from entering the area. #AlexanderProtest #Protests #CityPower
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City Power abandons illegal connection cuts after Alex residents protest
The area is known for illegal connections and City Power said it had to act since stealing cables ultimately cost the utility millions of rands.
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City Power halts operation to cut illegal connections after Alex standoff
River Park residents blocked the main entrance to the community on Thursday morning as City Power officials tried to cut illegal connections in the area.
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City Power denies ‘rumours’ about procuring PPEs irregularly
The Democratic Alliance Joburg caucus alleges that the city's expenditure report showed false information that the metro spent R234 million despite an internal audit report last year showing R600 million was the total money spent.
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City Power: Move to 2-hour load shedding schedule was to align with Eskom
The power utility’s spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the decision to implement the two-hour schedule was to align it with that of Eskom which has implemented stage 2 load shedding since Friday.
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City Power implements 2-hour load shedding schedule
Eskom announced earlier today that it would be implementing stage two load shedding.
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City Power says latest cable theft in Roodepoort cost over R1m
Over the past four days, technicians have been working to try and fully restore electricity to the area after criminals caused major infrastructure damage.
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Eskom to reduce load shedding to 2 hours in parts of NW & Gauteng
The utility said the move from four-hour cuts to two hours was to address the consequences that come with longer supply interruption.
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CoJ concerned over rise in homeless people occupying transformer substations
On Monday, the city evicted a mother and her four children from such a chamber in Randburg, which she turned into her home.
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City Power officials cut off illegal electricity connections in Roodepoort
City Power is targeting illegal connections in businesses and residential areas as part of operation ‘Kleena Joburg’.
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City Power gets tough on illegal connections in Roodepoort
Illegal power connections appear to be a serious problem in Roodepoort and on Monday City Power disconnected homes and business as part of operation Kleena Joburg.
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Joburg's City Power denies having maintenance crisis due to lack of contractors
Over the weekend, claims started circulating that the utility would not be able to handle the volume of call-outs during the storm because contracts had ended on 31 October with service providers.
