After over a week without electricity, City Power says power will be restored on Friday evening.
A general view of the Johannesburg skyline as a City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services firefighter works to extinguish a fire in a tunnel under the M1 freeway in Johannesburg on 1 May 2024. Picture: WIKUS DE WET / AFPThe areas have been without power after cable theft led to a fire in tunnels under the M1 highway last week.
“We have thieves on campus, not only am I going to have to spend money on food daily because bread, peanut butter, everyday 24/7- can’t work, I’m going to have to spend more money on groceries whenever electricity decides to come back and then spend more money on buying new chargers because I am a student that lives in Braamfontein,” the TikTok user added.City Power has been gradually restoring electricity supply to affected areas.
“These cables need to be handled with extra caution in order to avoid overloading and damaging them in the process,” Mangena said in a statement.
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