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Widespread water outage in Joburg
A large part of Johannesburg woke up to no water on Saturday as reservoirs across the city ran low to…
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Frustrated Vaal residents vent their anger on President Ramaphosa about lack of service delivery
The people of Evaton expressed their frustrations about their living conditions to President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to the…
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Tshwane urges residents to reduce water consumption as some reservoirs run low
The City of Tshwane urged has residents to reduce their daily water consumption, as levels at some of the city’s…
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Joburg Water blames residents’ high consumption for city’s water supply problems
Joburg Water has blamed the city’s current water supply challenges on the recent abnormally high consumption by residents. Parts of…
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Slovoville Primary School closed after being flooded with waste
Slovoville Primary School has become a health hazard. It was opened in 2014 by former Gauteng Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi.…
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South Africa’s water leaks & illegal connections cost municipalities billions of rands
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, South Africa ranks as one of the top 30 driest and water-scarce…
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Rand Water to implement water shifting in Gauteng
Rand Water says it will implement water shifting as a management tool to balance its strained systems in Gauteng. This…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu orders water sharing plan for Joburg’s parched communities
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has ordered officials to immediately shift water loads towards some of the city’s dry…
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Reservoirs filling up following water supply issues, says Rand Water
Rand Water, Joburg Water, and the City of Ekurhuleni have committed to strengthening communication, pro-active engagements, cooperation, and co-ordination, following…
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Several Tshwane reservoirs critically low due to thunderstorms and power failures
Several reservoirs in Tshwane are running critically low on water. This follows disruptions at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Treatment Plant due…
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Tshwane residents encouraged to reduce high water consumption as reservoirs run low
Tshwane’s water reservoirs are critically low following storm damage to Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant, which supplies water to…
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Tsakane water supply issues caused by Rand Water, says Ekurhuleni
The Ekurhuleni Municipality has hit back at Rand Water, claiming the water cuts in the Tsakane area were caused by…
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Soweto residents brace for 17-hour water shutdown
Bulk water supplier, Rand Water has announced a 17-hour water shutdown scheduled for Wednesday next week. The shutdown will affect…
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Chaos in Tshwane: Protesters clash with mayor as services grind to halt
Thousands of South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) members returned to Tshwane House, where mayor Cilliers Brink addressed the angry…
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Rand Water announces 30-hour shutdown planned for City of Tshwane from 30 July
Rand Water has announced a 30-hour planned shutdown that will halt supply to some areas in the City of Tshwane.…
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Soshanguve residents without water for 2 weeks
Residents of Sohanguve Block L say they have been without water for nearly two weeks. The City of Tshwane says…
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City of Tshwane announces 30-hour water shutdown
A 30-hour shutdown of water supply by Rand Water is scheduled in Tshwane from 5 am on 30 July until…
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Mayor Brink blasts Rand Water for last-minute maintenance work
Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink has blasted Rand Water for carrying out maintenance work at the last minute. He says had…
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Old age homes & healthcare facilities affected by Mogale City water outage
Old age homes and healthcare facilities are just some of the places affected by the prolonged water outages in parts…
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Minister Senzo Mchunu slams Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink over comments on metro’s cholera crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has slammed Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink’s assertions that he was quiet during the cholera…
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Water woes continue for Joburg residents
Johannesburg residents are pointing out the need for more effective planning after going without water for the weekend. Despite the…
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Rand Water warns airlocks in pipelines could delay water restoration
Rand Water is warning Johannesburg residents that airlocks in pipelines could further delay the restoration of water. This follows A…
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Tshwane mayor warns residents to brace themselves for a ‘tough weekend’ as Rand Water’s struggle continues
City of Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink has warned residents to brace themselves for a tough weekend as Rand Water struggles…
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Rand Water pleads JHB residents for patience
Rand Water is appealing to Johannesburg residents for patience as most of the city’s reservoirs will take time to fill…
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Full restoration after shutdown will take 5-14 days: Joburg Water
Johannesburg Water says although the maintenance work carried out by Rand Water that resulted in water cuts has been completed,…
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Joburg Water provides more than 200 tankers & trucks to counter Rand Water shutdown
Johannesburg Water on Thursday said it provided more than 200 water tanks and trucks to mitigate the shortage caused by…
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Helen Joseph Hospital guarantees continuous water supply amid maintenance
As water supply is set to return to many Johannesburg homes in about 24 hours’ time, residents have been called…
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Rand Water 58-hour maintenance: Mayor Gwamanda urges Joburg residents to be patient
Mayor of Johannesburg Kabelo Gwamanda has urged residents to be patient amid a planned reduction of water supply in the…
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Joburg residents react to water shutdown
The 58-hour Johannesburg water shutdown has begun as Rand Water embarks on major repairs and maintenance. People have been buying…
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City of Joburg says western parts of metro first to see reduced water supply
The City of Johannesburg said the western parts of the metro were being the most affected by Rand Water’s planned…
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If we don’t panic, we’ll all have water – Rand Water speaks on Joburg 58-hour maintenance
Rand Water said reservoirs in Johannesburg were still full and, therefore, taps wouldn’t run dry for now as it embarked…
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Rand Water begins 58-hour shutdown
Rand Water began its scheduled infrastructure maintenance on Tuesday evening. This means water cuts in large parts of Johannesburg. A…
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Widespread disruption to water supply in Joburg
Ten days is how long it will take for the water supply to fully recover in several areas in Johannesburg.…
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Rand Water tells Gauteng residents not to panic over planned maintenance
Rand Water is urging Gauteng residents not to panic over the planned water outage. Spokesperson Makenosi Maroo says all affected…
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Rand Water urges some Joburg residents to stock up ahead of waterless winter week
Rand Water has urged some Johannesburg residents to stock up on water ahead of its 58-hour planned shutdown, starting from…
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Joburg residents unhappy with planned 58-hour water outage
Johannesburg residents will have to brace themselves for a 58-hour water outage from Tuesday night. Rand Water says the shutdown…
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Eskom welcomes court decision on Emfuleni municipality debt settlement
The Pretoria High Court has given Emfuleni municipality six months to draw up a new settlement agreement with Eskom to…
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Rand Water extends maintenance shutdown for some Johannesburg residents
Some Johannesburg residents will be without water for at least four days, as Rand Water announced it would extend its…
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Rand Water warns of supply disruptions ahead of maintenance project
Bulkwater supplier Rand Water has called on residents in parts of Gauteng to store water in their homes ahead of…
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Emergency water meeting in Gauteng
Taps in Tshwane continue to run dry. Now, the city is escalating its Rand Water supply challenges to the national…
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Reservoirs slowly filling up after water outage, says City of Tshwane
The City of Tshwane said its reservoirs were filling up slowly following a water outage affecting some parts of the…
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Joburg residents frustrated after days without water
Over the past few days communities in and around Johannesburg have been grappling with severe water outages. Despite previous assurances…
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Day 4 water outage hits Joburg south
Johannesburg South residents have complained of prolonged water outages which have now reached day four. Residents in suburbs such as…
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Joburg Water says restoring supply to parts of the city will take time
Saturday is expected to be another day without water for some Johannesburg residents as reservoirs across the city reach critically…
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Parts of Joburg without water and electricity
Residents in Johannesburg without water and electricity will have to go at least another day or two without it. City…
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Some residents in Soweto without power for another day as repairs continue
Some residents in Soweto are in for yet another day without electricity as City Power continues with repairs at the…
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Calls for urgent intervention in Emfuleni amid late salary payments
The embattled Emfuleni Local Municipality in the south of Johannesburg continues to be in the news for all the wrong…
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Rand Water: Joburg north’s water set to be restored by end of Sunday
Water is expected to be restored to residents in Johannesburg north on Sunday after two days without running water, Rand…
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Water tankers dispatched to parts of Ekurhuleni amid Rand Water shutdown
Water tankers have been dispatched to various parts of Ekurhuleni as Rand Water’s 59-hour water shutdown continues. The maintenance of…
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Ekurhuleni residents warned of massive water cuts due to maintenance work this weekend
Rand Water has warned City of Ekurhuleni residents of planned water shutdown in several areas over the weekend. Rand Water…
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