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City Power Restores Electricity to Johannesburg CBD After M1 Fire, Still Faces Challenges

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City Power says power has been restored to a significant portion of the Johannesburg inner city. The area was left powerless after the M1 underground fire.

The utility had to halt work due to safety concerns but plans to resume soon, focusing on replacing damaged cables

The utility said it managed to turn the lights back on in Parktown and a small section of Braamfontein, but it plans to switch on more customers. For 13 years, she has devoted her professional life to covering social issues and community news, sharing her expertise with newsrooms like The Citizen newspaper, African News Network, and Newzroom Afrika. Do you have a hard news story you would like to share? Email trisha.pillay@briefly.co.za with CA in the subject line.

On Workers' Day, thousands of residents were plunged into darkness in the inner city after the fire destroyed underground electricity cables.around Johannesburg have voiced their frustration over the power outage, while others are grateful for the restoration of electricity tothe blaze

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