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KwaZulu-Natal power, water & internet outage updates

Community-powered status updates from ESP users across KwaZulu-Natal. See electricity, water and internet activity, then open ESP for real-time local alerts.

Hundreds of areas in KwaZulu-Natal are covered on ESP.
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⚡ Power

REPORTS (LAST 24H)
● Power off● Power on
In the last 24 hours, ESP users in KwaZulu-Natal have posted 405 power off reports and 130 power on reports.

💧 Water

REPORTS (LAST 24H)
● Water off● Water on
In the last 24 hours, ESP users in KwaZulu-Natal have posted 73 water off reports and 37 water on reports.

🌐 Internet

REPORTS (LAST 24H)
● No internet● Connected
In the last 24 hours, ESP users in KwaZulu-Natal have posted 58 no internet reports and 34 connected reports.

Recent highlights in KwaZulu-Natal

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Power

No power reported on Welbedacht Road in Risecliff at 20:32 on 15 September. The outage started at 13:37.

Updated about 14 hours ago
🛜

Internet

Vuma is upgrading the Sunford fibre network from 8am to 8pm to improve capacity and reliability.

Updated about 1 hour ago
💧

Water

Newcastle Local Municipality reports ongoing disruptions due to challenges at the Showground Pump Station, causing critically low water levels in Sunnyridge since Sunday. No water reported on Coronation Road.

Updated about 18 hours ago
🚨

Safety

AECI/Acacia advises that an emergency exercise at the park next to Southgate Business Park will sound sirens from 10:00 on Wednesday, 16 September. Ashgate Crescent may experience traffic delays.

Updated 37 minutes ago
💬

Ask my street

Power is back on in Royalmanor, but someone reports an outage on one street in Earlmanor.

Updated 41 minutes ago
🔎

Lost & Found

A white long-haired cat is missing in Westville. A reward is offered for information.

Updated about 16 hours ago
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Active municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal

eThekwini
Ray Nkonyeni
Newcastle
uMhlathuze
The Msunduzi
Endumeni
Big Five Hlabisa
Nongoma

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