Fontainebleau and Malanshof power outage: City Power reports full restoration
City Power reports that full electricity supply has been restored to customers in Fontainebleau and Malanshof, in the Randburg area of Johannesburg, after a cable fault reported on 21 October 2026. The operator published its restoration notice late that evening. The exact outage onset, reconnection time and number of affected customers have not been established.
Status of this incident
Restoration confirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source · City Power reports full supply restored in Fontainebleau and Malanshof following a cable fault reported on 21 October.
Source moment: 21 Oct 2026, 20:15 UTC (22:15 local time)
In 20 seconds
City Power reports full supply restored to customers in Fontainebleau and Malanshof.
The operator links the interruption to a cable fault reported on 21 October.
The notice time does not establish when individual properties regained electricity.
Full supply restoration reported in two areas
The restoration statement names Fontainebleau and Malanshof. It describes full supply restoration to customers affected by the reported cable fault. This is the operator’s account of the network position; the checked record does not include independent confirmation from each property. It therefore cannot establish the condition of every individual connection after the announcement.
The report concerns the two named areas within Randburg, Johannesburg. No complete affected-address list or customer total is available in the checked evidence. The statement does not establish that all of Randburg or Johannesburg experienced a power outage. Its restoration wording applies to this reported interruption, with no verified link to older faults elsewhere in the area.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported areas
- Fontainebleau and Malanshof, Randburg, Johannesburg
- Reported status
- City Power reports full supply restored
- Reported fault
- City Power: cable fault reported on 21 October 2026
- Outage duration
- Exact onset and switching time unknown
Announcement time and outage duration
City Power published the notice at 22:15:27 SAST on 21 October, equivalent to 20:15:27 UTC. That timestamp records the announcement. It is not a confirmed switching time, and it cannot be used to calculate when electricity returned to a particular street or property. The exact start of the interruption is also unknown.
The operator identifies a cable fault reported on 21 October. The available record does not specify the detailed failure mechanism, repair steps or a measured outage duration. The checked status is now restored on the strength of City Power’s statement, while those missing details remain unresolved. The evidence provides no basis for joining this report to a separate historical Randburg interruption.
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