Joburg City Power making progress with burnt M1 cable, but restoration not in sight just yet

Joburg City Power said on Sunday that its teams were making progress in clearing rubble from tunnels along the M1 highway following a fire earlier this week that plunged many areas into darkness.

The widespread outage affects areas such as Parktown, Braamfontein, Newtown and the Joburg CBD and initial intentions to restore power by backfeeding through alternative substations were later deemed unfeasible for most affected areas.

The entity said there were no alternative methods available...