{
  "id": 19636718,
  "title": "City Power: No link between the power outage and water supply issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/city-power-no-link-between-the-power-outage-and-water-supply-issues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T10:14:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/city-power-no-link-between-the-power-outage-and-water-supply-issues/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "City Power has declared there is no relationship between the recent power outage in Mayfair, Johannesburg, and water supply difficulties in the region. A blast at a substation in Mayfair triggered the power outage, which is impacting multiple areas including Crosby, Brixton, and Auckland Park. Notable services such as the SABC headquarters, broadcasting signal distributor Sentech, and Netcare Garden City Hospital have been among the affected.\n\nNoel Maso, Group Head of City Power, stated that electrical supply to water reservoirs has been maintained since the beginning of the outage. He assured that despite the incident, provision to the reservoirs in the area was maintained from the first day. Maso emphasized that if there are current water issues, they are mainly due to pressure problems rather than infrastructure defects, and from an electrical perspective, all reservoirs in Johannesburg in the area receive power from City Power. As of now, significant progress has been made in restoring electricity in parts of Johannesburg, with power at the SABC expected to be restored by midday.",
  "summary": "City Power Group Head Noel Maso says electrical supply to water reservoirs has been maintained",
  "key_points": [
    "No link between power outage and water supply issues",
    "Blast at substation triggered power outage in Mayfair",
    "City Power maintains electrical supply to water reservoirs"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}