Mkhwebane said this is to remedy the maladministration by the city where a client through City Power and Joburg Water was billed improperly.
The improvement follows days of intermittent to no water supply in arears provided by the reservoir.
Disruptions to the city’s water supply have improved after Rand Water was forced to implement what it called load shifting, by moving water from healthy systems, to reservoirs that are struggling.
Business owners and people working from home are counting the costs of Rand Water's ongoing disruptions despite assurances.
Affected areas include Soweto, Crosby, Northcliff, Crown Gardens, Hursthill and Roodepoort.
Joburg residents are being urged not to panic during the 54-hour water reduction programme, with water tankers being dispatched to clinics, hospitals, old age homes and schools to make up for any shortfall.
Due to emergency maintenance, the areas of Orange Grove, Bryanston, Lone Hill, Fourways and Highlands North have been affected.
It said that this had resulted in taps running dry in several areas and that areas including Rabie Ridge, Ivory Park, Kensington B, and Bryanston had been experiencing supply issues.
Teams from Joburg Water and others have spent hours trying to access underground utility system in the hopes of finding six-year-old Khomanani Mawa.
The communities in Linmeyer, Risana, Tulisa Park, the hill and surrounding areas have seen their water cut for the past six days.
There are six water restriction levels that ringfence what can and can’t be done. It can get confusing, so let’s get started.
Some areas have been without water for nearly a week and there is no indication when it will be restored.
Spokesperson, Eleanor Mavimbela, said that the intermittent water supply would continue indefinitely.
The utility has issued a 20% water restriction notice to municipalities across Gauteng including Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane.
Johannesburg Water said a power failure at its Rand Water purification plant in Vereeniging has affected the water supply to the Eikenhof pump station and reservoir.
The power failure affected the water supply to the Eikenhof pump station and reservoir, leaving areas such as Hursthill, Brixton, and Crosby reservoirs without water.
Bontle Maisela said she was told to source an electrician herself to sort our her water problem as it was 'not Joburg Water fault'.
The utility is expected to cut off supply for over 10 hours in some parts of Soweto and the City of Joburg on Tuesday and Thursday.
