WATCH | City Power attending to thousands of calls

JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg's Infrastructure Department says it's working around the clock to restore power to areas plagued by outages. 

The department is facing what it calls a stubborn backlog, following more than 2,000 calls.

MMC Michael Sun has blamed persistent power cuts, cable theft and vandalism.

Johannesburg's Infrastructure Department says it is working around the clock to restore power to areas plagued by outages. #eNCA #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/HZtJuyHcxy

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