These Johannesburg areas to face 8-hour power outage

City Power Johannesburg has scheduled an 8-hour power outage to carry out routine electricity maintenance.

“The interruption is necessary to do maintenance work on our network, which is part of our programme of constantly striving to provide a better service,” mentioned City Power.

City Power Johannesburg has scheduled an 8-hour power outage to carry out routine electricity maintenance.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THE POWER OUTAGE

The power outage will occur at Roosevelt Substation on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, from 8:30 until 16:00 in these areas:

• Blackhealth
• Risidale
• Northcliff

At DBC Switching Station on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, from 9:00 to 17:00, these are the areas affected:

• Exchange
• Bond
• Grand Central
• Market
• Diagonal
• Part of Old Pretoria Road

SEVEN ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED COPPER THEFT

City Power Johannesburg confirmed that authorities arrested seven suspects, among them three City Power employees, in connection with copper theft.

According to City Power, the employees, a trade assistant, a cleaner, and an EPWP worker, were caught trying to leave a service delivery station with around 840 pieces of suspected stolen copper, worth an estimated R200 000, hidden in boxes inside a company vehicle.

City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava expressed disappointment over the involvement of staff members in the theft.

“It is disturbing and deeply disappointing to find some of our staff allegedly involved in the theft of public infrastructure. These are individuals entrusted with safeguarding our network, yet they have betrayed that responsibility. We will pursue disciplinary action without fear or favour,” said Mashava.