Rand Water
- South Africa News
Joburg Water systems remain under strain despite full Rand Water operations
Joburg Water has announced that several of the city’s water systems are still experiencing significant strain, despite Rand Water operating…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water urges Joburg and Tshwane residents to reduce consumption to curb system collapse
Rand Water has issued a stark warning to residents of Johannesburg and Tshwane, urging them to reduce water consumption immediately…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water repairs: Tshwane residents face water disruptions
Residents in Tshwane are being cautioned to prepare for potential water supply disruptions as Rand Water embarks on a 24-hour…
Read More » - South Africa News
Dan Tloome housing project residents plan protest over water crisis
Thousands of residents in the Dan Tloome housing project in Randfontein are gearing up to protest on Monday due to…
Read More » - South Africa News
City of Joburg working closely with Joburg Water to get water woes information to residents
City of Joburg working closely with Joburg Water to get water woes information to residents! Johannesburg councillors are collaborating with…
Read More » - South Africa News
Pumping at Eikenhof station has resumed after maintenance completed
Pumping at Eikenhof station has resumed after maintenance completed! Johannesburg residents can expect water supply to gradually recover after Rand…
Read More » - South Africa News
Water restored to some parts of Johannesburg
Water restored to some parts of Johannesburg! Water supply has been partially restored to several areas in Johannesburg following the…
Read More » - South Africa News
Joburg residents brace for water cuts this long weekend
Joburg residents brace for water cuts this long weekend! Several Johannesburg suburbs are bracing for a weekend without water as…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water slams claims that its water is unsafe to drink
Rand Water slams claims that its water is unsafe to drink! Rand Water, South Africa’s largest water utility, has firmly dismissed…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water refutes claims of contaminated water in Emfuleni
Water utility Rand Water has refuted claims that its water in some parts of the Emfuleni Local Municipality is contaminated…
Read More » - South Africa News
DWS: Gauteng loses more than 2.3 billion litres from Rand Water daily due to leaks
DWS: Gauteng loses more than 2.3 billion litres from Rand Water daily due to leaks! The Department of Water and…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water: Gauteng municipalities facing impending disaster due to critically low reservoirs
Rand Water said that Gauteng municipalities were facing an impending disaster due to critically low reservoirs. It said that municipalities…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water warns of water storage crisis in Gauteng
Bulk water supplier Rand Water has sounded the alarm over a potential water storage crisis in Gauteng. Rand Water said…
Read More » - South Africa News
Parts of Tshwane expected to start week without water
Tshwane residents are expected to start the new week without water, as taps in parts of the capital city continue…
Read More » - South Africa News
Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Ekurhuleni braving water shortages
Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Ekurhuleni is still dealing with water interruptions linked to a mass infrastructure project by Rand Water.…
Read More » - South Africa News
Tshwane residents spared from water cuts for now
The City of Tshwane has told residents there wasn’t much chaos experienced during the first phase of the Rand Water…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water heads to Ekurhuleni for month-long maintenance project
Households in parts of Ekurhuleni are next in line for low water pressure and dry taps as Rand Water gears…
Read More » - South Africa News
No water in these 18 areas in Joburg South on Sunday
18 areas in the South of Johannesburg will be hit with water outages on Sunday. Rand Water will be replacing…
Read More » - South Africa News
Taps run dry in several parts of Gauteng
Residents and businesses in parts of Gauteng are frustrated with water shortages. It’s almost a week into Rand Water maintenance…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water maintenance: Joburg suburbs feel the pinch
As many Johannesburg suburbs feel the pinch during Rand Water’s extensive maintenance programme, criticism has been levelled against Johannesburg Water…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water says cost of 5-week maintenance project can only be quantified at a later stage
The cost of the extensive infrastructure maintenance project Rand Water is working on currently remains to be seen. The project…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water urges residents not to stockpile water during infrastructure maintenance project
Rand Water has urged residents not to stockpile water during the course of its extensive infrastructure maintenance project. The utility…
Read More » - South Africa News
Joburg residents to brave dry taps as Rand Water’s 37-day maintenance begins on Saturday
As Rand Water’s 37-day extensive maintenance project kicks off on Saturday, Johannesburg residents are encouraged to stock up on water…
Read More » - South Africa News
Joburg residents urged to store water ahead of month-long maintenance project
Joburg residents are being urged to store water ahead of a month-long maintenance project undertaken by Rand Water. From Saturday…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water to embark on Winter maintenance
Rand Water is embarking on an extensive maintenance plan over the next month. This is to ensure the reliability of…
Read More » - South Africa News
Several areas in Joburg out of water due to faulty pump station
Johannesburg Water explained that one of their systems, Commando System, has not recovered after the power supply at Rand Water’s…
Read More » - South Africa News
Power restored to parts of southern Joburg after outage
City Power has restored electricity supply to the south of Johannesburg, following a widespread power outage. Residents in Soweto and…
Read More » - South Africa News
Water supply in parts of Joburg interrupted after Eikenhof pump station power outage
Water supply has been interrupted to some parts of Johannesburg following a power outage at the Eikenhof pump station. City…
Read More » - South Africa News
Slain Rand Water exec Teboho Joala’s family wants justice for his murder
The family of murdered Rand Water executive Teboho Joala said all they want is justice for their loved one. Joala…
Read More » - South Africa News
Case against men accused of killing Rand Water executive & his bodyguard postponed
The case against three men accused of the murder of Rand Water executive Tebogo Joala and his bodyguard Sifiso Shange…
Read More » - South Africa News
Slain Rand Water executive Teboho Joala’s family welcomes arrests
The family of slain Rand Water executive Teboho Joala have welcomed the arrest of three men linked to his murder.…
Read More » - South Africa News
Three suspects arrested in connection with murder of Rand Water exec Teboho Joala
Police have arrested three men in connection with the assassination of a Rand Water executive and his bodyguard in January.…
Read More » - South Africa News
3 suspects arrested for Rand Water murders
Police have arrested three more suspects in the murders of Rand Water executive, Teboho Joala and his bodyguard. On 29…
Read More » - South Africa News
Water supply to Yeoville & surroundings disrupted after power outage hits pump station
Another Rand Water pump station has been hit by a power outage, leading to the disrupted water supply to Yeoville…
Read More » - South Africa News
Systems are recovering after massive outage, says Joburg Water
Johannesburg Water says there is progress on systems that were affected by the City Power outage at Rand Water’s Eikenhof…
Read More » - South Africa News
Water supply for Joburg residents compromised after power outage hit Rand Water’s infrastructure
It’s another dry day at the taps for hundreds of Johannesburg households after a massive power outage hit Rand Water’s…
Read More » - South Africa News
Joburg Water warns of low water pressure after lightning strikes substation
Joburg Water has urged residents to use water sparingly as areas in the south of the city experience shortages. The…
Read More » - South Africa News
Investigation into Vaal River clean-up method
The Ministers of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, and Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, have noted public concerns…
Read More » - South Africa News
City of Tshwane to continue disconnecting customers not paying municipal bills
The City of Tshwane said it would continue to disconnect customers who were not paying their municipal bills and were…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police Minister Cele has been asked to prioritise probe into Teboho Joala murder, says Mchunu
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu said that a request has been made to Police Minister Bheki Cele to prioritise…
Read More » - South Africa News
Police investigate fatal shooting of Rand Water official & protector
The Rand Water official who was shot dead at Zakariyya Park Community Hall has been identified. Police are investigating why…
Read More » - South Africa News
Witness says gunman went straight to Teboho Jola and shot him several times
Disturbing details have emerged about the brazen assassination of Rand Water executive Teboho Joala in front of hundreds of primary…
Read More » - South Africa News
Murdered Rand Water’s Teboho Joala received death threats for some time
The publication has learned that Rand Water executive Teboho Joala, who was killed in a brazen hit, had been receiving…
Read More » - South Africa News
Cops hunt for suspects involved in Rand Water exec & Joburg council chief whip shooting
Gauteng police are searching for a group of suspects involved in the shooting of a Rand Water executive and wounded…
Read More » - South Africa News
Maintenance work likely to result in low water pressure in parts of Tshwane
Residents in Tshwane regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 have been reminded of the possibility of low water pressure…
Read More » - South Africa News
Rand Water owed huge amounts by errant municipalities
If Rand Water has not been paid the R4.1 billion owed to it by municipalities in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Free…
Read More » - South Africa News
Gauteng municipalities owe Rand Water billions
Rand Water is owed billions by various municipalities around Gauteng. The unpaid bills have undermined the water boards’ ability to…
Read More » - South Africa News
City Power wants to exempt Rand Water facilities from load shedding
In an effort to address water challenges in Gauteng, Johannesburg City Power wants to exempt Rand Water facilities from load…
Read More » - South Africa News
DA demanding action on water crisis
The DA is marching to the Water and Sanitation Department on Wednesday morning. The party will hand over a memorandum…
Read More » - South Africa News
Gauteng residents urged to use water sparingly, water tankers dispatched to Mamelodi
Rand Water has urged residents to continue using water sparingly, despite an improvement in reservoir levels across Gauteng. The utility…
Read More »