UPDATE at 12:45: Breakdown of areas affected by Mbombela CBD power outage

The City of Mbombela’s spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, said all areas that are connected to the Anderson Street Substation are affected by the power outages in the Mbombela CBD today, August 23.

Here is a breakdown:
• Mbombela Taxi Rank
• Bus terminal
• Nelspruit Police Station
• City Centre
• The Square Nelspruit
• Mbombela Civic Centre
• Absa Square
• Ehlanzeni District Municipality
• Nelspruit Crossing
• Lowveld Media
• Rob Ferreira Hospital.

West Acres, Valencia, Steiltes and Riverside remain unaffected.

The major roads where most traffic lights are off, include:
• Old Pretoria Road
• Andrew Street
• Anderson Street
• Bester Street
• Brown Street
• Paul Kruger Street
• Ferreira Street
• Henshall Street
• Samora Machel Drive
• Madiba Drive.

Traffic is expected to back up at major intersections.

08:00: Mbombela CBD and other areas without power after cable theft

The Mbombela CBD and other parts of the city are without power following a cable theft incident in the area on Friday, August 23.

The spokesperson of the City of Mbombela, Joseph Ngala, said that about 30m of power cable was stolen under the railway bridge behind City Centre in Mbombela.

“Our technicians are already on the scene for repairs. The estimated time of repairs is about eight hours,” Ngala said.

Most traffic lights in the CBD are off, causing major traffic delays. However, traffic officers have been deployed to major intersections to assist in the morning and lunch hours.

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More information will be published as it is made available by Ngala.