Prolonged Power Outage in Parktown with No Resolution: ***

I am writing as a deeply disappointed and frustrated citizen. I reside in Parktown, in the north of Johannesburg, and our electricity went off on Friday. Since then, we have repeatedly been told that the issue is still “under investigation.”

Do you understand how much food, especially meat, residents have had to throw away because of this outage? It has now been five days, and City Power is still “investigating.” What exactly are employees doing on a daily basis?

We are human beings with responsibilities. Some of us work from home and are also studying at the same time. How are we expected to continue working or write our exams under these conditions?

It honestly feels like we are not being taken seriously. Today, the 31st of March 2026, I called again this morning and was told that a technician was only assigned yesterday, the 30th of March 2026. How does that make sense when we have consistently been told that the matter is being investigated?

It is clear that nothing meaningful has been done. Residents are being treated unfairly and, quite frankly, feel like we are being taken for fools.