Rand Water has announced critical maintenance work on its Palmiet System, which supplies Joburg Water’s Sandton and Midrand regions. The maintenance, scheduled for 25-26 January, will involve repairing a leak on the O2 pipeline. During this time, Rand Water will isolate the pipeline, temporarily cutting off the water supply to facilitate the repairs. Johannesburg Water … Read more
Despite the planned maintenances which led to the 86-hour water shutdown across numerous areas in Johannesburg over the long weekend, many residents in the city still have no water for various reasons. There are some areas that were just informed that they would be without water supply for 11 hours tonight. Joburg Water said in … Read more
Advocacy group WaterCAN has called on Rand Water to postpone the planned 86-hour shutdown at the Eikenhof and Zwartkopjes pump stations, which will significantly disrupt the water supply in several Johannesburg households. Rand Water will be conducting maintenance at the Eikenhof pump station, which is reportedly the main feeder to 70% of the City of … Read more
Johannesburg Water has reminded residents about the water shutdown this weekend that will affect certain areas, including the CBD, from Friday night. The water utility revealed in a statement that the water outage be from 20:00 on 6 December until 20:00 on 9 December. The 72-hour shutdown is part of their “ongoing upgrading project,” and … Read more
Johannesburg residents in several suburbs will have a 72-hour water outage. Johannesburg Water announced the interruption, which will begin on 6 December at 20:00 and end on 9 December at 20:00, as part of an infrastructure upgrade at the Hector Norris Pump station. Suburbs affected include Johannesburg CBD, Newtown, Selby, Jeppestown, Doornfontein, Forest Hill, Turffontein, Rosettenville, La Rochelle, and … Read more
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has called for the Johannesburg Water board to be fired as water woes persist in the metro municipality and across Gauteng. This comes as Johannesburg has been experiencing a severe water crisis, with ongoing water supply issues. This is due to population growth, illegal connections, and damaged and ageing infrastructure. … Read more
Johannesburg Water will cut off water supply to 22 suburbs from 18:00 on 19 November to 15:00 on 20 November to fix leaking pipe fittings. The affected areas include Jabulani Hospital, Jabulani Mall, Jabulani Flats, Jabulani Hostel, Jabulani, Zola South, Moletsane, Jabavu Central, White City, Moroka, Tladi, Phiri, Senaone, Dhlamini, Mofolo South, Mofolo Central, Mapetla, Moroka North, Rockville, and parts of Dube and Chiawelo. Every street within these suburbs will experience a complete water outage. Johannesburg Water stated that … Read more
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province has tasked bulk potable supplier Rand Water to develop plans to prevent water shortage in the province. Experts have warned that taps will soon dry in the province, which houses three of the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities, the City of Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, and Tshwane. GAUTENG FACES POTENTIAL WATER … Read more
On Monday, 7 October, parts of Soweto will experience an eight-hour shutdown as Johannesburg Water teams will be doing repairs to infrastructure. The maintenance is scheduled to start from 8:00 – 16:00. JOHANNESBURG WATER SUPPLY MAINTENANCE Johannesburg Water said its teams will be doing repairs on a 700mm burst pipe at Diepkloof zone, nearest corner … Read more
Johannesburg Water teams will conduct unplanned maintenance, which will result in a 16-hour outage. The maintenance will start at 7:00 and end at 23:00 on Tuesday, 11 June. JOHANNESBURG WATER TO CONDUCT UNPLANNED MAINTENANCE Johannesburg Water said its teams will be repairing a burst 600mm main pipe to improve service delivery and the continuity of … Read more
