Over 1,200 City Power outages in two weeks leave Joburg buckling

Podcast: Daily Maverick · Daily Maverick

Opublikowano: 2026-08-12

Crumbling infrastructure, systemic operational paralysis, and brazen extortion schemes have pushed Johannesburg’s electricity network to its breaking point, leaving the utility increasingly unable to cope with a localised crisis that councillors warn is sliding out of control. Daily Maverick’s Anna Cox reports. Reporting by: Anna Cox Filmed by: Malibongwe Tyilo Edited by: Anda Tolibadi Produced by: Emilie Gambade Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme Support journalism that protects democracy. Become a Maverick Insider. https://tinyurl.com/SupportDailyMaverick Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Dail...