UPDATE: Residents in Vereeniging and surrounding areas were left without electricity from 19:00 on Thursday, 23 April 2026, after a major outage caused by a damaged underground cable. The fault, located deep in a hole, disrupted power supply and left many households in the dark for several days, including those in Victoria, Smuts, Stanley, Senator Marks, and Beaconsville Street Avenue.
Electricity was restored at 18:18 on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, bringing relief to affected residents. Repair teams worked to locate and fix the cable, successfully resolving the issue after nearly five days of disruption.
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