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Rand Water to cut water pressure by 20% to 3 defaulting municipalities
Water pressure in Emfuleni in the Vaal and Govan Mbeki and Victor Khanye in Mpumalanga will be reduced by 20% from Monday.
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Some Joburg areas still without water for a week
Rand Water said electricity problems was the source of the crisis causing reservoirs to run dry in various areas including Sophiatown, Northcliff, Westdene, Coronationville, Westbury and Melville.
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Gauteng municipalities unable to collect over R4bln from residents
Many people have not been able to pay for services having been retrenched or forced to take pay cuts over the past three months.
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Water supply to 3 defaulting municipalities to be reduced
The Ngwathe municipality in the Free State, the Govan Mbeki municipality in Mpumalanga and Madibeng in the North West have racked up a collective bill of more than R300 million.
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Tshwane water situation not dire, it's under control, says Utility Services MMC
Last week, the city appealed to residents in areas, including Laudium and Atteridgeville, to use water sparingly after Rand Water reduced supply in Gauteng as a result of rapidly declining levels in the Vaal Dam.
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Water Minister says South Africa is experiencing water stress
Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu on Monday said South Africa was under water stress and her department would be announcing a master plan next month to urgently address the issue.
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SA under water stress but plan coming, says Sisulu
Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said that one of the biggest threats to the country was the unpredictable rainfall.
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Rand Water battling to keep reservoirs at suitable levels
The utility said it had decided to reduce water flow to about 40% in order to recover from high water usage.
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Rand Water: Water restrictions to help reduce demand
Spokesperson Eddie Singo said despite calls for residents to use water sparely, reservoir levels had declined drastically.
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High usage sees Rand Water implement water restrictions
It said that municipalities in Gauteng, the North West, Free State and Mpumalanga would have their water flow throttled in order to meet the current demand.
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Rand Water: People using more water than they should
The utility said it would continue to monitor reservoir levels to help mitigate the effects of the stress on its system.
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Rand Water working to restore water at Helen Joseph Hospital - health dept
The hospital was only dealing with emergencies in a bid to use water sparingly.
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Joburg residents urged to use water sparingly as reservoirs running low
Joburg Water's Isaac Dhludhlu has once again urged residents to use water sparingly as some reservoirs are sitting below 50%.
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Gauteng residents warned to prepare for rising hot weather conditions
The province simmered in hot conditions this week with temperatures peaking between 34 and 35 degrees in some areas.
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Rand Water repairs burst pipeline, says supply to be restored
Technicians spent the weekend working to fix the pipeline after a valve was vandalised.
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Rand Water warns of more major projects that could affect water supply
The utility announced this on Wednesday after completing major repairs on the B11 pipeline.
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Rand Water: Major pipeline maintenance running on schedule
The 54-hour pipeline repair began on Monday with technicians first draining the 12-kilometre-long pipe.
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Emfuleni water outage not related to maintenance project
A 54-hour maintenance project was under way, but Rand water said there had been minimal disruption.
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Stress less, says City of Joburg. You will have water despite maintenance plans
The City of Joburg moved to allay fears that the planned maintenance will not cause any unusual water interruptions.
