Tag Archives: Water Supply

Joburg water crisis: Over 90 areas could see daily water throttling

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrint Enkosi Selane, The Citizen, 5 January 2025 Johannesburg Water has announced temporary water restrictions, including throttling of supply, affecting multiple reservoirs and towers across the city. Read More

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Taps to run dry again: Joburg residents warned to brace for water throttling

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintFaizel Patel, The Citizen, 2 January 2025 Johannesburg residents are bracing themselves for another bout of water throttling expected to come into effect on Thursday. Read More

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Dry taps for Limpopo folk at Christmas

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAlex Japho Matlala, The Citizen, 23 December 2024 Some Limpopo communities will have no water on Christmas Day, making it the 11th consecutive year of dry taps after the R4.5 billion Presidential Giyani Bulk Water project has failed to bring … Continue reading

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Joburg water outage: Valves stolen in Soweto, further restoration delays expected

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrint Jarryd Westerdale, The Citizen, 17 December 2024 Vandalism risks delaying water restoration in Johannesburg’s suburbs after the shutdown over the long weekend. Read More

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Water crisis: Concerns raised over Rand Water’s 86-hour planned repairs in Joburg

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintOratile Mashilo, The Citizen, 11 December 2024 Several suburbs are facing a weekend without water as Rand Water begins an 86-hour water shutdown on Friday. Read More

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Communities call for action on water supply failures in Northern Cape

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 10 December 2024 The Nama Khoi Local Municipality in the Northern Cape is calling on the Human Rights Commission and the Water and Sanitation Department to hold the Vaal Central Water Board accountable for failing to provide basic … Continue reading

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