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Three Rivers and Vanderbijlpark outages: no restoration time yet

Emfuleni says it is working on two outages, in Three Rivers in Vereeniging and in Vanderbijlpark. It has given no time for when power will be back, and a local councillor says some Three Rivers homes have been in the dark since Thursday.

3 November 2026 · Staff Reporter

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Emfuleni water supply unreliable in Sebokeng and Evaton, SAHRC finds

A human rights inquiry says low pressure, burst pipes and repair delays are leaving parts of Emfuleni without dependable water. It also found that the municipality allocated nothing from its capital budget to water and sanitation for two years.

3 November 2026 · Staff Reporter