Logan Munsamy

Johannesburg Water: Maintenance project ‘not a crisis’ for city’s supply

Utility advises customers to start stocking up on water ahead of the weekend

Sheree Bega

4 min read

Rand Water is already over the limit for water it can extract from the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) and it would be irresponsible to increase it for Gauteng, said the director general of the department of water and sanitation.(Photo by Deaan Vivier/Beeld/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

MAHLOMOLA MEHLO

14 NOV 2023

Gauteng’s treated water availability is tight, says water and sanitation department

Extracting too much water from the Vaal River system will result in a worse crisis

Sheree Bega

8 min read

Water shortages has raised the ire of many community members and led to protests. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

JOBURG WATER

10 OCT 2023

Water cuts creating hostile communities, says Joburg Water

Water outages have left many communities with dry spells since August as the city struggles with prolonged recovery periods of Rand Water and Johannesburg Water supply systems

Sheree Bega

8 min read