Heavy rainfall that keeps battering many parts of Johannesburg has wreaked havoc with electricity supply, resulting in City Power getting more than 2,000 calls from frustrated residents on Monday morning.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the power utility has come under severe strain due to the rain, leading to widespread outages and thousands of logged complaints.
The wet weather conditions have increased the number of outages and are hampering our restoration efforts as teams battle to access certain areas that are waterlogged