Vezinyawo power outage: overhead-line work handed to day shift
City Power says faulty overhead lines are behind a power outage affecting Vezinyawo customers supplied from Marlboro Substation in Johannesburg. Its 28 October 2026 update says remaining work has been handed to the day shift because of safety concerns. The operator gives no restoration deadline.
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · City Power reports remaining overhead-line work for Vezinyawo customers; no restoration deadline or confirmed return of supply.
Source moment: 28 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC (21:00 local time)
In 20 seconds
The operator identifies Vezinyawo customers supplied from Marlboro Substation; an affected-customer total is unknown.
City Power says the outage was reported on 23 October. That report date does not establish the exact start of the interruption.
Remaining work has been handed to the day shift for safety reasons; completion and restoration times remain unconfirmed.
Overhead-line fault and a safety-related handover
City Power attributes the interruption to faulty overhead lines. Its update says the remaining work has been handed to the day shift for continuation because of safety concerns. The notice does not explain the specific safety issue. It also does not establish when the day shift will resume the work or how long the outstanding tasks will take.
The handover describes an operational step, rather than confirmation that repairs are complete. No restoration deadline is supplied in the update. A later repair milestone or confirmation of restored supply is therefore still needed before this account can report that electricity has returned to the affected customers.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported area
- Vezinyawo customers supplied from Marlboro Substation, Johannesburg
- Operator’s account
- Faulty overhead lines
- Remaining work
- Handed to the day shift because of safety concerns
- Restoration time
- No deadline supplied; restored supply unconfirmed
Named customers and the limits of the report
The stated scope is Vezinyawo customers supplied from Marlboro Substation. The notice does not establish that every customer supplied by that substation is affected, or that the outage covers all of Marlboro, Alexandra or Johannesburg. It gives no customer total, so the named supply area cannot be converted into an estimate of affected households or people.
The operator refers to an outage reported on 23 October 2026. The exact onset remains unknown, so that date is retained as a report date rather than used to calculate a continuous outage duration. The present account follows this specific notice; a connection to other Marlboro notices has not been verified.
Planning while the restoration time is unknown
The grid-down essentials guide helps organise household supplies and devices. The runtime calculator compares battery capacity with selected device demand, while the internet backup guide supports connectivity planning. These resources help with preparation during uncertainty; they cannot confirm supply at an address or establish a repair deadline.