Residents in Beverly and Lonehill endured a long, dark night after a piece of equipment faulted at one of the local substations, leaving large parts of the areas without electricity.

Ward 94 councillor David Foley confirmed that technicians from Eskom responded promptly to the outage. “The team is currently on site fixing the cause. They worked through the night and the power should be back in the afternoon today.”

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Eskom also took to social media on February 4 to provide an update, confirming that specialist jointers were deployed to carry out cable repairs. “Jointers are on site working on cable repairs and restoring supply to Fourways and Lonehill. We anticipate that all work will be concluded and supply restored by 15:00.”

Foley urged residents to remain patient, explaining that the repairs are complex and time-consuming, but assured the community that teams have been working tirelessly since the outage began.

“The repairs are complicated, but crews worked right through the night and will continue until supply is fully restored. We apologise for the long duration.”

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Meanwhile, residents in Paulshof woke up to a separate power outage on February 4. Eskom said it is still investigating the cause, and has not yet provided an estimated time of restoration.

“The estimated time of restoration is not available at this stage. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes.”

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