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Rand water

Some Gauteng residents face double whammy of load shedding, water cuts

By Veronica Mokhoali

Rand Water said water supply will be disrupted in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and Tshwane for 87 hours over the weekend. At the same time, residents have been...

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    Rand Water's maintenance op to leave parts of Gauteng without water for 87 hours

    Rand Water said that residents in the cities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and Tshwane, as well as other direct customers of Rand Water would be affected by the 87-hour water outage.

    21 hours ago
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    53-hour maintenance operation in Gauteng ahead of schedule - Rand Water

    Residents are being urged to use water sparingly as the work is scheduled to last for 53-hours and ending on Saturday evening.

    6 days ago
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    These are the areas affected by Rand Water's 53-hour planned water outage

    The planned outages will affect municipalities in the Johannesburg and Tshwane areas from 5pm until Saturday, 13 August, at 10pm.

    a week ago
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    Rand Water to increase infrastructure maintenance to bolster water supply

    The utility completed its maintenance work at the Vereeniging water treatment plant at the weekend after implementing outages across the metro.

    73 days ago
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    Parts of Joburg to be without water services as Rand Water conducts maintenance

    Environment and Infrastructure MMC Michael Sun said that Rand Water needed to conduct the maintenance but this would affect areas ranging from Auckland Park to Randburg and Westdene.

    76 days ago
  • Rand Water’s chairperson Matshidiso Hashatse. Picture: @Rand_Water/Twitter

    Rand Water chair Hashatse hits back at claims utility is incompetent

    She spoke at the Water and Sanitation Department’s press conference in Pretoria to address claims by the Democratic Alliance’s Solly Msimanga that the bulk water supplier is incompetent and fails to communicate adequately and supply water tankers to affected consumers.

    141 days ago
  • FILE: Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu. Picture: GCIS.

    'Wrong, unfortunate': Mchunu lashes out at DA for calling Rand Water incompetent

    At the party’s water campaign launch last week, Solly Msimanga accused the utility of failing to provide water tankers to areas affected by recent water outages that were caused by maintenance of water infrastructure.

    141 days ago
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    UPDATE: Rand Water says water supply restored in some areas of Ekurhuleni

    Technicians from the metro have been working to restore power at a Rand Water substation this afternoon which affected the distribution of water in the area.

    166 days ago
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    Rand Water warns Ekurhuleni residents of possible water interruptions

    Rand Water says a total power supply failure at a substation in Ekurhuleni threatens water supply in parts of the area and could affect hundreds of households.

    166 days ago
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    Tshwane water supply an issue as Rand Water reservoirs hit by power failure

    Areas that may be affected include Garsfontein, Mooikloof, Cullinan, Mamelodi, Constantia Park, Cornwall Hill, Klapperkop, Erasmusrand and Waterkloof Ridge.

    191 days ago
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    Rand Water booster station power supply failure hits Tshwane reservoir levels

    The water utility's Mapleton Booster suffered a power failure at the weekend, which affects the Vlakfontein Reservoir that supplies the City of Tswhane with water.

    191 days ago
  • FILE: Municipalities have been buckling under pressure with more and more South Africans unable to foot their service bills due to the continued decline of the economy. Picture: Supplied.

    Expert: Municipal-owned entities weakened by internal inefficiencies

    Organisations such as Johannesburg’s City Power and Rand Water are meant to not only provide services to residents but are also historically cash injectors in municipal coffers.

    204 days ago
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    Reservoirs impacted by Rand Water outage have recovered - Joburg Water

    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.

    269 days ago
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    Joburg residents can expect running water again, says Rand Water

    Rand Water said it made a significant improvements in the supply of water to Johannesburg suburbs that have been without water for days.

    270 days ago
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    Rand Water's ongoing interruptions leave Johannesburg residents fuming

    Business owners and people working from home are counting the costs of Rand Water's ongoing disruptions despite assurances.

    272 days ago
  • Rand Water chief executive Sipho Mosai at a briefing on 17 November 2021. Picture @Rand_Water/Twitter

    Joburg residents frustrated, thirsty and in the dark

    Rand Water is appealing for patience while waiting for reservoirs to fill up two days after it finished its 54 hours maintenance project.

    272 days ago
  • FILE: Storage facilities under pressure include the Foresthill, Linden, Helderkruin, Northcliff and Roodepoort reservoirs. Picture: Supplied.

    Some Joburg residents still without water two days after Rand Water project

    Rand Water said its storage facilities were 'gradually' filling up - but it warned customers who live at higher altitudes may have to wait longer before water could be pumped into their reservoirs.

    272 days ago
  • FILE: Joburg Water said it would give an update on the situation soon. Picture: Pixabay.com

    Rand Water calls for patience as it tries to replenish reservoirs

    The Meredale Reservoir, which supplies several reservoirs and water towers owned by Joburg Water, is being closely monitored as water levels remain low.

    273 days ago
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