Cable theft, vandalism cost City Power R236 million as outages persist
City Power says cable theft and vandalism cost it R236 million in infrastructure replacement during the 2025/2026 financial year, as recurring electricity outages continue to frustrate Johannesburg residents. The utility says approximately 20% of power outages across its network are linked to these criminal activities, which divert resources from planned maintenance and network upgrades to emergency repairs. The latest figures were revealed at City Power's ninth Regional Electricity Imbizo in […]
