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Alex fire started before pylon collapse – City Power
Engineers and emergency services returned to the area on Tuesday morning to assess the damage and assist affected families.
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Replacing collapsed power pylon to cost up to R5m, City of Joburg estimates
City Power officials are in Alexandra on Wednesday morning to assess whether its collapsed pylon should be repaired or replaced.
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Alexandra residents rebuild homes in wake of fire caused by pylon collapse
Over a hundred families were affected and were moved to the Marlboro community hall to shelter overnight.
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Mashaba: Electricity pylon collapse should never have happened
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba says an investigation will now be launched to understand what caused a City Power pylon to collapse in Alexandra, setting shacks alight.
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Electricity pylon sets fire to multiple Alexandra shacks
City Power said the number of casualties is not yet known, however, paramedics are on the scene.
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#LoadShedding: 'It was dark in class, we didn't have lunch at school'
While South Africans vent their frustration and anger at Eskom, EWN spoke to pupils who were a little more optimistic, saying they believe it’s only temporary.
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Joburg City Power asks residents to assist in monitoring substations
The regional power utility says its private security personnel, along with the JMPD have had to evacuate several displaced people who seek shelter in their substations during the rainy season.
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1 killed following fire at City Power substation
Preliminary investigations suggest the pair had tried to open the box earlier on Friday and it exploded.
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Eskom: 'Outages in parts of Gauteng could be due to cable theft, tech faults'
Some residents in the province say they have been experiencing outages since Sunday.
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Duo arrested for soliciting R3,500 bribe to write off resident’s debt
The two suspects are believed to be working for an independent contractor that provides disconnection services for City Power.
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Eskom: 'Criminals stealing cables during load shedding are prolonging outages'
The power utility implemented load shedding at 9am on Saturday which is likely to last until 10pm. It has warned customers to expect rotation cut of about 4 hours.
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City Power says no power cuts for Joburg unless Eskom hits stage 2 load shedding
This comes after many people were left without power on Thursday when Eskom rolled out stage one load shedding.
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Allandale substation to be operational today after fire
The station was set alight during protests in Rabie Ridge on Tuesday.
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Technicians investigate after Allandale substation fire
Areas, including Mayibuye‚ Phomolong and Rabie Ridge, have been affected by an unplanned power outage
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Family slams City Power for delayed response on girl's electrocution
Lindokuhle Moloi was killed by an exposed live electrical pole in Meadowlands Soweto in February last year after she leaned on the pole which had an exposed live wire.
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Soweto family of electrocuted girl (7) still awaiting answers from City Power
Lindokuhle Moloi was killed in February last year near her home in Meadowlands when she leaned against the pole that had an apparent electrical fault.
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Power restored in Eldorado Park after substation fire
City Power says technicians battled the rain to restore power.
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Parts of Eldorado Park without power after substation fire
The spokesperson of City Power, Isaac Mangena, says the attempted theft of the infrastructure in the area or homeless squatters could have started the blaze.
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[CARTOON] Power Cuts in DA Metros
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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City Power: Electricity fully restored at Eikenhof substation
A transformer was severely damaged in Monday’s blaze, resulting in power disruptions to nearby suburbs.
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City Power working to restore electricity at Eikenhof substation
Power was restored for a short while on Monday night when one of the transformers tested positively.
