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EIKENHOF

Closed valve not behind 12-day outage, says Rand Water

The water shortage was caused by ‘an incident’ at the Eikenhof pump station, the bulk water supplier said

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station. (Papi Morake/Gallo Images)
EIKENHOF

Joburg Water says reservoirs are filling after parts of city go 10 days without water

The water crisis has largely been caused by a power outage that affected the main pump station

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
The five-storey building that caught fire and claimed the lives of 77 people in Marshalltown was leased to the provincial development department for a shelter for abused women and children before it was “hijacked”
COJ

Joburg building engulfed by fire, killing 74, was a ‘hijacked’ shelter for women and children

The fire that gutted the building might have been caused by illegal electricity connections, officials said

  • Umamah Bakharia
4 min read