Water Outages
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When service becomes a favour: Reclaiming accountability in South Africa’s public sector
South Africans deserve better. They deserve a public service that works, that listens and that cares. They deserve assurance, not uncertainty that when an issue is reported, it…
Gauteng water crisis in the forefront as political parties challenge Lesufi’s Sopa promises
Gauteng’s prolonged water crisis and Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent comments — for which he later apologised — about using hotel facilities during outages returned to the…
‘We feel forgotten’: Families still struggle without water in Joburg
Residents of Claremont, in the west of the city, have little faith in what they call mayor Dada Morero’s ‘empty promises’
Johannesburg high court shut due to severe water shortage
Bulk water supplier Rand Water warned that its systems were ‘dropping fast’ because of extremely high consumption
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
Joburg water outages: ‘Nobody should be living like this’
Rand Water, Johannesburg Water and the department of water and sanitation are to meet civil society groups on Saturday
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
Gauteng: Same water, seven million more people
Gauteng water users need to use water ‘more carefully and efficiently’, says water expert
‘We are living in the Stone Age’, say Gauteng residents of water cuts
The reasons change and the blame game goes on while people struggle with severe water shortages
Joburg Water’s master plan to stop water outages
Densification and population growth driving water demand, the entity says
Full recovery of water systems will take five to 14 days, says Johannesburg Water
Rand Water says the shutdown was successfully completed
Rand Water shutdown: Store water two days in advance
Recovery could take five to 14 days, advises Johannesburg Water
We live in fear of water outages, say residents in Joburg’s Melville
Ratepayers have warned Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda of legal action if the problem is not resolved
‘A trickle of water is the new normal’, say Joburg residents
Robertsham residents have been hit by water shortages while Joburg Water and Rand Water blame each other and point fingers at Eskom
‘Gauteng water crisis is unacceptable when dams are at 95%’
It’s a ‘huge concern because how are we going to cope with a real drought’