City Power battles Alexandra outages due to network overload [SOUND]

# City Power is tackling widespread power outages in Alexandra caused by severe network overloading and multiple cable faults. Affected areas include 1st to 14th Avenue and parts of 4th to 8th Avenue. Technicians are replacing cables and testing faults. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena says load-reduction will be implemented during peak hours and urges residents to remove informal structures blocking repairs to prevent worsening winter outages: