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City of Johannesburg power, water & internet outage updates

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Power

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in City of Johannesburg have posted 1663 power off reports and 401 power on reports.

Water

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in City of Johannesburg have posted 1192 water off reports and 238 water on reports.

Internet

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in City of Johannesburg have posted 61 no internet reports and 47 connected reports.

Recent highlights in City of Johannesburg

Power

Electricity is off on Tennis Road and Snelskaats in Weltevredenpark. This follows a cable fault recorded on 16 October 2026; electricity had been reported restored in Weltevreden Park and Allen’s Nek.

Updated about 5 hours ago

Water

Johannesburg Water’s planned throttling at Meadowlands Reservoir is affecting Meadowlands East, with the restriction expected to end around 05:00 on 17 October. Zone 1 has no water; a water truck is at Pilane in Zone 2, where water is flowing slowly on Madiba Street. Thababosigo, Moshoeshoe and Sechele streets in Zone 2 have no water. Water is reported back on Modjadji Street, though another person there says they still have no water.

Updated about 3 hours ago

Internet

Internet service in Weltevredenpark is reported to be going off and on repeatedly.

Updated about 11 hours ago

Ask my street

Gunfire was reported in Horison.

Updated 31 minutes ago

Safety

Gunshots were reported in Thulani on 16 October 2026.

Updated about 3 hours ago

Lost & Found

A key with a red and black rope was lost at Dlamini 2, Moroka North.

Updated about 6 hours ago
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Active areas in City of Johannesburg

Weltevredenpark
Allen's Nek
Meadowlands East Zone 2
Hillbrow
Meadowlands East Zone 1
Bramley Park
Naledi Ext 1
Berea

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