Take note of planned power interruption

The maintenance work is expected to be completed within a 14-hour time frame.

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Benoni business and residents are urged to prepare for a 14-hour planned power interruption on September 13, from 08:00 to 22:00.

The outage is as a result of Eskom technicians conducting maintenance work on two Benoni Bulk substations.

The outage is expected to affect:

• Actonville
• Apex
• Benoni South industrial area
• Wattville Hostel
• Wattville
• Emandleni
• Msholozi
• Farrarmere
• Lakefield
• Western Extension
• Northmead
• Brentwood Park
• Goedeburg
• Norton Home Estate
• Benoni small farms
• Parts of Rynfield Agricultural Holdings
• Parts of Rynfield

During this time residents are advised to treat all electrical networks as live.

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Jani de Beer

Jani went from working as a student intern for the Boksburg Advertiser to being employed as a junior journalist in 2004. Taking time out to start a family, she returned to the Caxton family in 2022 as senior journalist for the Benoni City Times. Her passion is telling her community's stories.