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Power outage in Tshwane

16 July 2011 - 12:43 By Sapa
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Powerlines. File photo.
Powerlines. File photo.
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Parts of Tshwane were without power on Saturday because of a technical fault.

"The outage was caused by a technical fault on the 11 kilo vault switch which went faulty and damaged cables that feed the affected areas," spokesman Console Tleane said in a statement.

"Our technicians are working on the problem. We estimate that [it] should be resolved by 1PM."

The affected areas were Queenswood, Koedoespoort, and Blesbok.

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