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Nine areas will experience a planned power outage in Johannesburg on Thursday, 6 August 2026 and Monday, 10 August 2026. The outage is intended to last for eight hours. City Power Johannesburg wrote in a statement that the outage aims to do essential maintenance on their electricity network. “The interruption is part of our program…
Residents in several Tshwane suburbs should brace for a lengthy dry spell next week, with the City confirming a 14-hour water supply interruption to accommodate essential pipeline work. According to a media alert issued by the City of Tshwane’s Communication, Marketing and Events Department, the interruption is needed to carry out a tie-in connection of…
A total of 16 areas in Johannesburg will be affected by a planned power outage. The outage will occur at different substations on Wednesday 22 July 2026 and Thursday, 23 July 2026. City Power Johannesburg implemented the power outage to do maintenance work on their electricity network. AREAS AFFECTED BY POWER OUTAGE The power utility…
Nigerian pastor John Anosike has responded to Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s recent comments that the former’s R135million bid to purchase the Good Hope Centre had been rejected. The preacher has even hinted that xenophobia and public backlash had influenced the decision. Anosike’s application was filed in February during a large-scale auction of city-owned properties….
On 14 July, South African content creator Mbuyiselo Vilakazi shared his insightful analysis and predictions based on the season four trailer for Mzansi Magic’s Izingane Zes’thembu. MBUYISELO VILAKAZI’S ANALYSIS OF ‘IZINGANE ZES’THEMBU’ SEASON 4 Mzansi Magic announced on social media that season four of the popular reality show Izingane Zes’thembu will air on 20 August…
Eskom has informed customers in Sandton of a planned electricity supply interruption to allow for maintenance on the distribution network. The power utility says the outage will run from 6:00 to 18:00 on Sunday, 19 July, giving technicians a full day to complete the necessary work on distribution power lines in the area. Affected suburbs…
Public schools will reopen for Term 3 on Tuesday, 21 July, according to the 2026 Calendar for Public Schools published in the Government Gazette. The term runs for 10 weeks and closes on 23 September, giving pupils 47 school days in total, minus one public holiday that falls within the term. Term 3 follows a…
Eskom has announced a lengthy electricity supply interruption for customers in Lanseria, warning residents to prepare for a full day without power as maintenance work takes place on the distribution network. According to a notice from Eskom’s Central East Cluster, the interruption will affect customers in Lanseria Agricultural Holdings (AH) on Thursday, 16 July, from…
South African police have arrested a British citizen wanted in the United Kingdom for the alleged murders of his wife and two young daughters. The South African Police Service arrested Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, in Kensington, Johannesburg, on Friday during an intelligence-driven operation involving the SAPS Interpol National Central Bureau,…
Eskom has announced a load rotation schedule for parts of Gauteng after a transformer fire at the Seboka Substation damaged critical equipment. The fire forced Eskom to implement rotational power cuts to manage supply while repairs take place. The utility’s Gauteng Cluster newsletter, Connect, confirmed the schedule was necessitated by the transformer fire and would…