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It may take 5 days for water supply to normalise after maintenance, says Rand Water
Rand Water has warned that after a 59-hour maintenance operation on the City of Ekurhuleni’s systems this weekend, it might…
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Parts of Pretoria East are without water due to power failures
Multiple power failures at the Mapleton booster pumping station resulted in some parts of Pretoria East being without water. Utilities…
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City of Tshwane and Rand Water officials to meet over water outages
The City of Tshwane said that it would be meeting with Rand Water’s management this week to establish the structural…
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It’ll take a few days to restore full supply to Tshwane & Ekurhuleni, says Rand Water
It will take a few days for the water supply in Ekurhuleni and Tshwane to fully stabilize following the restoration…
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Power cuts affect water supply
High stages of rolling blackouts are affecting water supply. Rand Water is being hit hard with the latest incident impacting…
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Water supply issues hit Tshwane East
Residents of the eastern parts of Tshwane residents may not have water on Saturday. The city says Rand Water is…
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Tshwane metro warns residents to brace for water outages
The City of Tshwane said some residents may experience water outages for two days this week due to a system…
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City of Joburg plans to regulate scrapyards in bid to end cable theft, says Jack Sekwaila
Infrastructure and environment services MMC in Joburg, Jack Sekwaila, said that the city would be looking to regulate scrapyards in…
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Water and load shedding issues leave Joburg residents furious & frustrated
It’s a double whammy for some Joburg residents – no water and no electricity. This as Rand Water appeals for…
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Joburg to spend millions on water infrastructure to deal with system failures
The City of Joburg has committed to spending R402 million towards water infrastructure to ensure that taps don’t run dry…
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Ekurhuleni to hold Rand Water accountable for water supply interruptions
The City of Ekurhuleni said that some areas in Benoni were left without water as a result of Rand Water’s…
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Joburg Water deploys 18 tankers to suburbs amid severe water shortage crisis
Johannesburg Water has deployed 18 water tankers to supply areas that have been heavily impacted by a water shortage around…
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Water department requests load shedding exemption
The Water and Sanitation Department is set to hold a meeting with Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa. The meeting is aimed…
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Rand Water can’t meet Gauteng demand
If you live in Gauteng, there’s cause for concern. Rand Water is not able to meet the demands of the…
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Rand Water assures residents the water it distributes is cholera-free
Bulk water supplier Rand Water says the water it’s been distributing has been tested and is cholera-free. This comes amid…
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Joburg reservoirs running low
Johannesburg residents linked to the Commando and Crown Garden systems have little to no water. Their taps have been going…
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Gauteng water cuts expected during Rand Water maintenance
Gauteng residents are being warned to expect water cuts as Rand Water implements the planned 30-hour maintenance of its infrastructure.…
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Rand Water launches mega reservoir to augment water storage amid load shedding
Rand Water said load shedding was significantly impacting the water supply and that the new Vlakfontein Reservoir would improve the…
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Eskom: Theft and vandalism of electricity infrastructure have risen to disastrous proportions
Eskom has again bemoaned the vandalism and theft and electricity infrastructure in Gauteng, which it says have risen to “disastrous…
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Eskom reports alarming levels of vandalism
Eskom is reporting alarming levels of infrastructure vandalism and theft. The power utility says it’s reached disastrous proportions and is…
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Rand Water warns Ekurhuleni of water shortages
Rand Water says some Ekurhuleni residents should brace themselves for water shortages after a power supply failure at one of…
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Rand Water warns of potential water shortages
The total power supply failure experienced at Rand Water‘s Mapleton Booster Station on Wednesday could lead to water shortages. The…
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Soshanguve calm after frustrated residents protest over water problems
Residents of Soshanguve told the publication on Wednesday the negative effects of water supply challenges have been far-reaching for them.…
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Tshwane blames Rand Water for water shortage
The City of Tshwane officials have put the blame on Rand Water who they accuse of failing to provide adequate…
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Rand Water: Load shedding is affecting water supply to reservoirs
Rand Water said on Monday its water purification plants were struggling to supply water to reservoirs in different municipalities. The…
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Rand Water restricts Tshwane supply as residents fail to use water sparingly
Rand Water has restricted water supply to the City of Tshwane by implementing flow control measures. This is after residents…
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Rand Water reservoirs just above 40% as heatwave season hits
Rand Water on Tuesday said amid the first heatwave of the season hitting certain parts of South Africa, its reservoirs…
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Rand Water to initiate 30-hour emergency shutdown after pipe bursts
Bulk water supplier, Rand Water, says it will have to institute a 30-hour emergency shutdown due to a major burst…
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Rand Water lifts water restrictions
Water restrictions in three Gauteng metros have been lifted immediately. Rand Water says reservoir levels in the systems have increased…
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Rand Water crisis continues as dam levels drop
Rand Water is racing against time to try and resolve the water crisis in Gauteng before dams run dry. The…
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Rand Water CEO: We don’t have enough of our own water
Gauteng residents have been urged to use water sparingly — at least until we get more rain. Rand Water CEO…
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Gauteng water crisis a result of weak governance & poor infrastructure
Water experts say the supply issues in parts of Gauteng have nothing to do with water scarcity but are the…
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Joburg mayor has plans to improve infrastructure
City of Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero, says there are plans to improve the City’s ailing water infrastructure. Some areas in…
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Gauteng to get bulk emergency water
The Water and Sanitation Department will be sending water to Gauteng. That’s to deal with the current water shortages affecting…
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Power cuts & aging infrastructure the perfect storm for water crisis, says Gauteng DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Joburg said that the rolling power cuts and ageing water infrastructure in Gauteng had created…
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Minister Mchunu to chair an emergency meeting over Gauteng water crisis
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu will be engaging municipalities in Gauteng as well as Rand Water. That’s after Rand…
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There will be no Day Zero in Gauteng, says Water Dept
Water and Sanitation Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau says there will be no day zero in Gauteng. Rand Water systems have…
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Rand Water cuts flow to some Gauteng areas
Despite water restrictions, Gauteng residents are not saving water. In fact, Rand Water says consumption has increased. The average provision…
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GP water supply a concern as power cuts & heatwave see reservoirs run low
With no end in sight for power cuts, there are now serious concerns about the provision of water in Gauteng.…
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Tshwane residents left very frustrated as water restrictions kick in
As Tshwane residents enter the fourth day of water restrictions, many say that dried-up taps have become part of their…
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Gauteng residents urged to conserve water as reservoirs run low
Gauteng residents are being urged to do their part in conserving water. This as the province has implemented Stage 2…
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Pipe burst in Douglasdale leaves 5 Joburg suburbs without water
As Johannesburg continues to build up water reserves at some of its dried-out reservoirs, a major pipe in Douglasdale has…
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Mayor says Joburg water shortage no cause for alarm
Joburg Mayor Dada Morero says that water shortages aren’t cause for alarm. This comes after water restrictions were imposed as…
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Water shortages partially caused by increased water demand due to heatwave, says CoJ
The City of Johannesburg on Thursday said water shortages in the metro were partially caused by an increase in water…
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Power cuts impacting water infrastructure
Rolling blackouts, water restrictions, and a heatwave. Gauteng residents are dealing with a number of issues and it seems the…
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2 major Joburg hospitals without water due to load shedding
Constant power trips at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch purification plant has resulted in pump stations and reservoirs across Johannesburg being adversely…
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Rand Water urges residents to use water sparingly
Gauteng residents have been urged to continue using water sparingly to ensure reservoirs don’t run dry, while Rand Water completes…
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Some residents face double whammy of load shedding & water cuts in Gauteng
Gauteng residents have been warned to prepare for a double blow of load shedding and water restrictions in coming days.…
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Rand Water to increase infrastructure maintenance to bolster water supply
Rand Water on Sunday said that it planned to increase infrastructure maintenance to bolster its water supply capacity across Johannesburg.…
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Rand Water set to shut down water supply to parts of Joburg for 40 hours this weekend
The north-western areas of Joburg and Randjesfontein will be without water for about 40 hours between Friday and Saturday. This…
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