Joburg inner city electricity crisis deepens as city loses billions in revenue

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says the city is losing almost R7 billion a year in electricity revenue as illegal connections, cable theft and ageing infrastructure worsen outages in the inner city. City Power has outlined a multimillion-rand programme to refurbish substations and replace damaged cables.

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