Some residents in Soweto and Brixton have asked the City of Johannesburg to leave their areas on the network for health reasons
A security firm on a R57.2 million City Power contract has been implicated in a “reign of terror” in Eldorado Park
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The entity announced a record loss of R23.9 billion for the financial year ending March 2023
Consumers are urged to report any suspicious behaviour
Some businesses have closed while others have had to let employees go because they cannot afford to pay them
City Power and Eskom identify hardest-hit areas by the floods which have caused widespread and escalating damage to power infrastructure
A combination of failures by the municipal, provincial and national government left a hospital in the south of Johannesburg without water and electricity for parts of November
The utility buys R11-bn of electricity from Eskom which it needs to sell to make revenue and reinvest but instead it loses R2-bn a year due to illegal connections
South Africa must deal with the economic sabotage that is keeping the country in the dark
“These companies are given most of the subcontracting and the person responsible is Percy Mphahlele”
Fear of being attacked restricts the movement of most women in everyday life
Jo’burg residents have reacted to ongoing power cuts, which left them in the dark on Tuesday morning, but this time it wasn’t Eskom’s fault.
City Power says it will increase tariffs by about 7% from July, following Nersa’s approval of its tariff hike application.
Our investigations were made for prime time. Reintroducing the AmaBhungane reports that stole the show.
City Power’s smart meter tender review findings are still a matter of doubt, writes Lionel Faull.
The public protector has to verify the findings of a probe City Power claims "cleared" it of corruption in the awarding of a R1.25-billion tender.
Johannesburg electricity utility City Power has said it had to change workers’ shifts because they were irregular and illegal.
City Power said on Saturday that electricity had been restored and power shortages experienced now were not related to the strike.
The actions of employees involved in turning off power at substations is equal to terrorism, says Gauteng safety minister Faith Mazibuko.
Sabotage is being blamed for the widespread blackouts in Johannesburg, said City Power.
As several Johannesburg areas experience power outages, reports say some of City Power’s employees are on strike over changes in their work hours.
Utility has bought hundreds of Edison meters in spite of a forensic investigation into the contract. Lionel Faull reports.
Tasol Solar Energy Solutions has denied being awarded a multimillion-rand solar geyser tender in a court case brought by Numsa against City Power.
The murder of a colleague has not been resolved and City Power workers feel they could be next if they speak out.
Evidence suggests that a hotly contested smart electricity meter tender, to the value of R1.25-billion, was fixed to benefit Vivian Reddy’s firm.
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/ 7 September 2011
Protesting residents of Thembelihle set fire to three load centres, causing damage of R1.5-million during this week’s service delivery protests.
Johannesburg’s City Power had a mark-up of 117% on electricity it obtained from Eskom, and then resold, a report said on Wednesday.
Eskom said using electricity could stave off the re-introduction of load shedding as cold winds and snow dragged temperatures down to single digits.
City Power Johannesburg has posted load-shedding schedules on its website, but said this did not mean it would happen, it has been reported.
There’s a whole lot of sinning going on, especially in the political realm. <b>Mandy Rossouw</b> comments on who needs to repent.
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/ 25 February 2011
The City of Johannesburg has been estimating the monthly bills of large electricity users, according to experts.
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/ 4 February 2011
I was driven to apply for a prepaid meter from City Power after my electricity bill went through the roof, and stayed there.