More than a million customer interruptions of power, sometimes lasting days, were recorded in a single quarter in Johannesburg.

A German loan for fixing Johannesburg’s electricity utility is unlikely to make much difference to users yet: prices will probably rise faster than inflation.

The average Joburg resident waits 14 hours for the power to be restored as the city has a R44bn infrastructure backlog.

More than a million customer interruptions of power, sometimes lasting days, were recorded in a single quarter in Johannesburg.