The Tshwane Metro Council has dispatched metro police to guard and protect city water engineers working on restoring water supply in Mamelodi and parts of Eersterust, east of Pretoria.
South African Broadcasting Corporation news reported that the area had been without water for almost a week following acts of vandalism on the main water reservoirs control system.
The councillor in charge of public works, Subesh Pillay, said the first attempt to fix the water supply before the long weekend was jeopardised by angry residents who attacked municipal workers.
Pillay said council engineers were busy working on the problem and hopefully the system would be fully functional before the end of the week. — Sapa