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Several Joburg communities, businesses and key institutions remain without electricity following a fire at the Mayfair substation.

The outage, which began in the early hours of Sunday morning, has also affected the SABC in Auckland Park and Garden City Hospital, with residents in Mayfair, Crown, Brixton, Vrededorp and surrounding areas left in the dark.

City Power said technical teams are still assessing damage to seven cables, the transformer and electrical panels.

The power utility added that restoration efforts have been complicated by heavy rain, while an alternative supply route was ruled out over fears of overloading the network.

Spokesperson Isaac Mangena said gradual restoration is expected to begin on Monday, provided repairs and safety tests are successfully completed.

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