Residents in different parts Johannesburg were without electricity after a power failure on Thursday afternoon, City Power said.
Spokesperson Louis Pieterse said the failure occurred at about 2.45pm.
It affected Crosby, Mayfair, Homestead Park, Vrededorp, Brixton, Richmond, Parktown and parts of Auckland Park and Houghton.
”All these areas are experiencing a fairly big [failure],” said Pieterse.
Pieterse said City Power was attending to the matter but could not say what had caused the power failure.
”We are busy trying to identify the cause.”
He said Thursday’s failure was not linked to Wednesday’s power failures in the Mayfair, Homestead Park, Westdene and Auckland Park areas.
Wednesday’s was due to cable failure, he said. — Sapa