Power outage
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.
The Arctic weather system has overwhelmed local utility companies, infuriating residents left to huddle under coats and blankets and fend for themselves.
Residents from several areas in the south of Johannesburg were left without electricity. City Power has urged communities not to start fires near electricity infrastructure.
The City of Ekurhuleni said that streetlight repairs were not prioritised during this period, with all resources directed to assisting electricity outages.
In a tweet on Friday, the minister confirmed that given the drought and food shortages, now is not the time to disconnect any farmer.
The power utility said it had been unable to access the area to conduct audits, remove illegal connections and disconnect bypassed meters because some residents had prevented them from doing so.
About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to power utility Con Edison, which didn't indicate a cause of the power failure.
The City of Tshwane said that the Njala substation tripped.
Eskom cranked upload shedding from stage two on Sunday, to stage four on Monday.
Heavy rains and lightning storms lashed parts of Sydney late Friday, with close to 60 millimetres (nearly two and a half inches) of rain falling in some areas.
A cable was stolen from a local substation which has resulted in power outages in the area.
It's unclear what led to the power outage that left motorists searching for routes around the 3.9 kilometre structure.
The City of Tshwane says its aware of the issue and its technicians are working to fix the problem.
Technicians isolated the problem after some parts of the building went dark just after 5am on Thursday morning.
It's understood parts of Johannesburg east and north including Orange Grove, Houghton and Alexandra have lost power due to an unknown cause.
The utility says this is part of ongoing maintenance work of its network.
There's a problem at the Benmore substation, which has affected several areas and traffic lights.
Grid data in Thomson Reuters Eikon showed that Victoria required electricity imports from neighbouring South Australia and Tasmania to meet its record demand.
Jacques Pauw's launch of his book 'The President's Keepers' was disrupted by a sudden power outage. Guests at the event were left speculating about the outage, which they believed was no coincidence.