Alexandra power outages persist amid network strain [SOUND]

# City Power says Alexandra remains under pressure as repeated electricity infrastructure failures continue, driven by overloading, illegal connections and low electricity purchases. The utility reports thousands of service calls across Johannesburg amid cold weather and rising demand. Several areas have seen transformer and substation failures, while restoration efforts continue. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says residents must support normalisation programmes, buy electricity legally and avoid overloading the network: