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City of Cape Town power, water & internet outage updates

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Power

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in City of Cape Town have posted 350 power off reports and 98 power on reports.

Water

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in City of Cape Town have posted 333 water off reports and 64 water on reports.

Internet

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in City of Cape Town have posted 31 no internet reports and 13 connected reports.

Recent highlights in City of Cape Town

Water

Water repairs in Mansfield are still underway, with the team dealing with backflow water. Cllr Stacey says the job is expected to be completed this morning.

Updated about 3 hours ago

Power

Electricity is off in The Connifers, Austinville, Gaylee, and Greenfields, with additional reports across Eerste River and nearby areas. Eskom confirms an outage in The Connifers and says a team is working to restore power; an Eskom text message identifies a transformer fault and gives no restoration time. Hagley 1 has unplanned maintenance with no known duration. Separate outages are confirmed in Blackheath, Forest Glade, Blue Downs, Tuscany Glen, and Mfuleni. Electricity is also reported off in Silversands; the cause is unclear.

Updated 12 minutes ago

Internet

Internet service remains unavailable in Sir Lowry's Pass. Someone reports the tower is not operational; an ETA is still pending from Eskom's area manager.

Updated about 18 hours ago

Ask my street

Is anyone in Retreat experiencing electricity that keeps tripping on and off?

Updated 22 minutes ago

Safety

Someone in Sea Point is asking whether they heard gunshots near the Adelphi area; no incident is confirmed.

Updated 24 minutes ago

Lost & Found

Mittens, the elderly, partially deaf female black-and-white cat, has been returned to her owners in Plumstead.

Updated about 2 hours ago
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Active areas in City of Cape Town

Gordons Bay
The Connifers
Fish Hoek
Malibu Village
Admirals Park
Silversands
Anchorage Park
Stellenryk

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