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Western Cape power, water & internet outage updates

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

Hundreds of areas in Western Cape are covered on ESP.

Power

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in Western Cape have posted 483 power off reports and 572 power on reports.

Water

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in Western Cape have posted 120 water off reports and 95 water on reports.

Internet

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In the last 24 hours, ESP users in Western Cape have posted 38 no internet reports and 31 connected reports.

Recent highlights in Western Cape

Power

Electricity is reported off again in Onrus. Eskom reports outages across Overstrand, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality and parts of Grabouw due to vandalism and theft; technical teams are assessing the damage, with no estimated restoration time. Electricity is also reported off at 51 Jan van Riebeek in Sandbaai, on Bergstreet and Fynbos Church Street in Hermanus, and elsewhere in Hermanus after a 132 kV breaker tripped at Houhoek substation.

Updated about 21 hours ago

Water

Someone in Pine Acres asks whether the burst pipe was reported to CCT. The pipe’s location and whether a report was made are unconfirmed.

Updated about 22 hours ago

Internet

Vuma has planned a network upgrade in Steenberg, with possible temporary internet interruptions from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Updated about 5 hours ago

Lost & Found

A small antelope was seen in Lyster Lane, Somerset Ridge, this morning. It ran across the main road toward Links BP; the sender asks people to contact the nature reserve and hopes it will be safe.

Updated 33 minutes ago

Safety

A resident in Firlands SH reported hearing four shots at about 4 a.m. on 7 October 2026, which sounded like a pistol.

Updated about 2 hours ago

Ask my street

A resident is asking whether electricity is off in Beaconhill.

Updated about 2 hours ago

Active municipalities in Western Cape

City of Cape Town
Overstrand
Theewaterskloof
Oudtshoorn
Stellenbosch
Drakenstein
Langeberg
Cederberg

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