MUNICIPAL POLITICS Joburg tables R83.1bn budget aimed at tackling infrastructure and service delivery issues 4 min 2 By Nonkululeko Njilo
INNER-CITY TUNNEL FIRE Fire-damaged Joburg M1 tunnel to scorch ratepayers with estimated R33-million repair bill 4 min 7 By Nonkululeko Njilo
MIND THE GAP The difference between rhetoric and reality in Joburg mayor Gwamanda’s promises 5 min 1 By Nonkululeko Njilo
INNER-CITY TUNNEL FIRE Joburg residents still without power while teams assess city underbelly after tunnel fire 3 min 5 By Bheki C. Simelane
SEEING THE LIGHT Alexandra residents rejoice as informal settlement finally gets power supply through microgrid project 6 min 3 By Julia Evans
ELECTRICITY CRISIS ‘Drastic measures’ needed to avoid power network collapse in Joburg, says City Power chairman 5 min 5 By Julia Evans
PUBLIC HEALTH DYSFUNCTION City Power ditches plan to cut Charlotte Maxeke hospital’s electricity over unpaid R41m bill 3 min 6 By Lerato Mutsila
ELECTRICITY CRACKDOWN City Power threatens to cut power at two Joburg hospitals over R30m debt, but MEC disputes ‘inflated’ bills 3 min 0 By Naledi Sikhakhane
POWER CRISIS City of Joburg expects ‘groundbreaking’ IPP plan to reduce load shedding, but remains mum on costs 3 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka
POWER HOUR Municipal debt stunts Eskom distribution efforts, says minister of electricity 4 min 1 By Onke Ngcuka
POWER CRISIS Restoring full capacity to Joburg’s fire-damaged substations will cost R106m, says City Power 3 min 1 By Michelle Banda
BUDGET BLUES SA’s largest city may not be able to pay its debt, warns Johannesburg finance boss 4 min 7 By Ferial Haffajee
POWER CRASH Brixton substation fire compounds Joburg electricity and water outage woes 4 min 0 By Michelle Banda
STATE OF JOBURG ADDRESS Joburg mayor blames DA-led coalition for city’s financial woes 5 min 8 By Nonkululeko Njilo
POWER CRISIS ANALYSIS Johannesburg residents get a foretaste of what national grid failure feels like 5 min 26 By Ferial Haffajee
LOW AND DRY Gauteng under ‘severe strain’ as power cuts hit water supply systems 3 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
POWER CRISIS City of Johannesburg puts out begging bowl to kick-start rolling blackouts prevention plan up to stage 3 5 min 0 By Julia Evans
POWER CRISIS City Power Joburg has already spent 80% of its budget thanks to blackouts, thieves and vandals 3 min 2 By Julia Evans
POWER CRISIS Joburg mayor pleads for rolling blackout reprieve as one-third of city grid collapses 2 min 3 By Ferial Haffajee
POWER PRICES City Power’s 2019/20 electricity tariffs set aside by high court — but who gets a refund? 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
