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Marshalltown residents demand answers as blackouts grip Joburg inner city

Johannesburg inner-city residents have reached breaking point after nearly three weeks of recurring blackouts, with a third fire at the Central Substation in less than two weeks prompting Marshalltown residents to call an urgent meeting at Gandhi Square on Monday. Residents say repeated infrastructure sabotage is disrupting education, businesses, water supply and livelihoods, while City Power investigates what it suspects could be organised criminal activity targeting the inner city’s underground […]

todaySeptember 28, 2026 193

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City Power clamps down on Joburg’s hijacked buildings to curb financial losses and safety risks

City Power launched a targeted joint operation against hijacked buildings across the Johannesburg inner city, aiming to curb widespread electricity theft, address critical safety hazards and recover millions in unpaid municipal debt. The crackdown follows a series of disastrous incidents in the inner city, including the tragic fire at the Usindiso building, highlighting the dangers posed by poorly monitor and illegally occupied structures. In many of these hijacked buildings, occupants […]

todaySeptember 23, 2026 63