Electricity outages
Jabavu residents take to the streets over electricity outages
The demonstrators have blocked Elias Motsaoledi road, causing traffic disruptions.
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Japan issues power warning after quake hits supply
The current supply shortages have been caused in part by a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake off northeast Japan last week that killed at least two people and damaged several thermal power plants.
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City Power aims to complete planned outages before winter
There have been power outages recently due to ongoing routine maintenance to update old electrical equipment.
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Zenzele informal settlement residents stage protest over electricity crisis
Community members began protesting over service delivery in the Randfontein informal settlement on Thursday.
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Ekurhuleni officials work to restore power to Benoni after station explodes
The municipality says it has another transformer its currently testing to possibly restore electricity.
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City clamps down on cable thieves
Parks Tau says 22 people have been arrested for 109 cases which resulted in the loss of R200 million.
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Eskom: The power grid remains stable
The power grid was under immense strain last week forcing the utility to declare a system emergency.
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Collapsed pylons cause mass power outages
Two pylons collapsed in Lenasia after cross members were stolen.
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Widespread power outage hits Joburg
A number of suburbs have been hit by a power outage, including Lenasia and Mondeor.
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Power restored to some parts of JHB
Four substations are now back online but clearing the backlog will take up to three days.
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Proposed CT power price hikes unacceptable
The City’s Environmental Resource Directorate says proposed power price hikes won’t help save energy.
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R4,4bn lost in illegal electricity connections
Eskom urges the country to report illegal electricity connections.
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CPT businesses dim their lights
Organisations in Cape Town say promoting energy efficiency among staff remains a priority.
