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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 194

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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 64

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Weather expert explains cause of SA’s cold snap

Climatologist at Wits University’s School of Geography, Professor Jennifer Fitchett, says the cold, wet weather and snowfall affecting parts of South Africa are being caused by a strong cut-off low over the country's interior. This comes as the South African Weather Service (SAWS) warns that some of the coldest conditions of the season are expected across Gauteng and other parts of the country this week. Fitchett says, unlike cold fronts […]

todayAugust 11, 2026 266

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Government moves to stabilise Joburg amid deepening electricity crisis

Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says government is preparing urgent interventions to rescue Johannesburg from a deepening electricity crisis, warning that cutting power to the country’s economic hub would have devastating consequences for businesses and households.  This comes after Eskom threatened to interrupt or reduce electricity supply to parts of Johannesburg over City Power’s ballooning R5.25 billion debt. But the minister says government is now stepping in with a […]

todayMay 22, 2026 85

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OUTA calls for reforms as Eskom warns of possible Joburg power cuts

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says customers who pay for electricity should not be punished for municipal financial failures, after Eskom warned warned that parts of Johannesburg could face a major power crisis. The power utility has warned that parts of the city could be left in the dark, if the City of Johannesburg and City Power fail to settle a R5.2 billion debt by 8 July. OUTA argues […]

todayMay 20, 2026 157