The water utility is carrying out the 39-day work to restore old pipes
Utility advises customers to start stocking up on water ahead of the weekend
The water shortage was caused by ‘an incident’ at the Eikenhof pump station, the bulk water supplier said
The water crisis has largely been caused by a power outage that affected the main pump station
The team ‘has to be in it for the long haul’ and the sewage in the water, which feeds the alien aquatic plants, must be dealt with
Water specialists have said the use of glyphosate is in contravention of the National Water Act and is a risk for humans and toxic for aquatic life
If allowed to pass the Vaal River Barrage, the plant has access to a journey of about 1 000km of the middle and lower Vaal river, the Bloemhof Dam and then into the Orange river
South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse
In 2022, at least four employees working in eThekwini’s water and sanitation unit were killed
A Rand Water executive and his bodyguard were killed in a shooting the Zakariyya Park community hall where a school donation function was taking place
Extracting too much water from the Vaal River system will result in a worse crisis
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
Causes are a growing population, ageing infrastructure, poor governance and leaks
Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis
The reasons change and the blame game goes on while people struggle with severe water shortages
Rand Water says the shutdown was successfully completed
Recovery could take five to 14 days, advises Johannesburg Water
Ratepayers have warned Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda of legal action if the problem is not resolved
Experts say cholera is unlikely to end up in tap water. But for how long will it be germ-free, with half of SA’s water treatment plants struggling due to load-shedding?
Is the situation in Hammanskraal a sign of what is to come?
Robertsham residents have been hit by water shortages while Joburg Water and Rand Water blame each other and point fingers at Eskom
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Homes, roads and bridges destroyed as two more sluice gates opened
Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water will be consolidated into a single water entity after lengthy negotiations
Load-shedding has hastened the collapse of poorly maintained and managed municipal systems
Water minister Senzo Mchunu temporarily increases Rand Water’s bulk water allocation, while the City of Johannesburg looks to raise funds for water infrastructure upgrades
Utility says water restrictions are not going far enough
The supply of water in numerous municipalities around the country are has been affected by the rolling blackouts
The fact that we are lamenting water cuts speaks volumes of our privilege, particularly when there are parts of the country where people have to walk kilometres to get a few buckets of the precious liquid and don’t have adequate sanitation
The Vaal River intervention project has shown some progress but most of the treatment plants are still not working
Farmers have been warned to move equipment and to avoid crossing flooded low lying bridges.
The department of water and sanitation and Rand Water have addressed questions about the inauspicious timing of this week’s shutdown