Mandela Children’s Hospital blackout raises red flags over power debt and failed backup systems
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Bongani Bingwa speaks to Isaac Mangena, City Power spokesperson, about the alarming blackout at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in November 2025 , a facility treating some of the country’s most vulnerable patients. The outage, triggered by an alleged R41.5-million debt owed to City Power, came just over a year after a separate June 2024 interruption caused by a cable fault. This time, however, the hospital’s backup generators failed to kick in, raising urgent questions about contingency planning, financial governance, and the operational resilience of critical health infrastructure.
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