ETHEKWINI NEWSFLASH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 JULY 2026
HIGH NUMBER OF POWER OUTAGES ACROSS ETHEKWINI
The eThekwini Municipality’s Electricity and Energy Directorate wishes to inform residents that it is currently attending to a significant number of power outages affecting various areas across eThekwini.
To expedite the restoration of electricity supply, additional technical teams have been deployed and are working around the clock to attend to reported outages. Every effort is being made to restore power to affected customers as safely and as quickly as possible.
While restoration times may be longer than usual due to the high volume of outages, residents are assured that the Directorate is working diligently to restore electricity supply to all affected areas. We appreciate your patience and understanding as our teams continue working tirelessly to return supply to every community.
For real-time updates on power outages, residents are encouraged to visit the online electricity faults portal at:
https://t.co/0UTRdkQg09
The City apologises for the inconvenience caused and thanks residents for their continued cooperation and understanding as the Directorate works to restore electricity supply to all affected communities.
Ends
Issued by eThekwini Municipality’s Marketing and Communications Directorate
@mapulamafole The Last Kingdom
Vikings
Peaky Blinders
The Witcher
Spartacus
GOT
Into the badlands
Hannah
The 100
House of the Dragon
See
Blacklist
etc.