Residents of Fordsburg in Johannesburg say they are struggling to keep warm in the extreme cold due to a massive power outage in the area. The entire community has been without electricity since ...

Abubakar Ali (39) appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday to apply for bail after he was arrested in Fordsburg on a charge of carrying an unlicensed firearm. The Lead host, Graeme ...

Johannesburg’s inner city is grappling with power outages following an underground cable fire that erupted on Saturday, 31 May 2025. The blaze, which ignited around 10am in an underground tunnel ...

City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says officials have been granted access to the underground tunnel between Fordsburg and Bree Substation to begin repair work.

A fire in an underground tunnel, suspected to have been caused by zama zamas, knocked out power in parts of Johannesburg’s inner city on Friday. Emergency services rushed to Raheema Moosa (formerly ...