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City Power: Staff traumatised after Soweto depot attack
One female security guard was assaulted with a brick during the incident, while two others were tied up.
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‘Don’t try or you will fry’, City Power warns cable thieves
City power says cases of cable theft are on the rise in Johannesburg and has urged residents to be cautious.
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Ennerdale pastor prevents City Power technicians from restoring power
In a statement, City Power said its technicians were unable to carry out their duties; the church is located on municipal property.
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City Power website hit by ransomware virus
City Power warned residents on social media platform Twitter that customers would not be able to access the website nor buy electricity units for now.
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City Power warns of power cuts in Joburg as cold weather hits grid
The utility is currently experiencing capacity constraints because of the cold weather.
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City Power experiences strain in demand amid cold front
The Joburg municipal entity said it had put a plan in place to tackle unplanned outages.
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Alex electrical substation on fire
City Power's Isaac Mangena said an investigation was launched.
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Man posing as City Power official arrested for soliciting R7k bribe
It’s understood the suspect approached the complainant and offered to reconnect two prepaid electricity metres that were not registered on City Powers’ system.
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Power to be resorted in parts of Alexandra by Thursday - City Power
Most sections of the township were without electricity since Tuesday afternoon after one of the City Power’s substations caught fire.
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Alex without electricity after fire at City Power sub-station
It's not clear what started the blaze but the utility said it suspects vandalism.
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City Power restores electricity to Joburg suburbs after 'vandalism'
Officials said thieves stole bolts and steel sheets on Thursday, which led to the collapse of a pylon.
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Technicians working to restore power in Ennerdale, surrounding areas
Officials say thieves stole bolts and steel sheets, leading to the collapse of a pylon.
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City Power waiting on Eskom clearance to reopen Allandale substation
Eskom technicians and engineers were able to return electricity for some time but an oil leak forced them to close it down once again.
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Oil leak leads to total shut down at Allandale substation
The substation caught on fire on Wednesday and firefighters were called in to stabilise the situation.
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Allandale substation back online after fire
Midrand including Rabie Ridge, Mayibuye and Commercial Extension 9 were affected and left in the dark for several hours.
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City Power apologises as Joburg’s northern suburbs still without power
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says many residential areas are affected and traffic is also backed up as a result.
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City Power: Electricity restored to most JHB suburbs
A high voltage power line feeding most of the substations in the area tripped when electricity was restored after load shedding.
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Separate major power outage hits Joburg
As a result, many suburbs were expected to remain without power even after scheduled outages.
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City Power employee dismissed over misconduct, gross negligence
MMC for infrastructure services Nico de Jager says the man was found guilty of misconduct and gross negligence, resulting in financial loss to the City of Johannesburg.
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City Power technicians on standby after power outages
City Power on Saturday said the system had stabilised since from power outages that affected several suburbs in Johannesburg on Friday.
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City Power system ‘stabilised’ following massive power outage
Some areas in Sandton, Randburg and Midrand were left in the dark on Friday after power supply was cut without notice.
