Water shortage
Day Zero looming: Nelson Mandela Bay a month a way from taps running dry
The metro published this on its daily municipal dashboard.
Business owners and people working from home are counting the costs of Rand Water's ongoing disruptions despite assurances.
There are growing concerns around access to water and sanitation in many communities across the country, with many issues pointing to aging infrastructure and the poor maintenance thereof.
Supply to certain areas in Johannesburg looks set to be disrupted from next Monday as Rand Water works on a pipe that supplies their Vereeniging water purification plant.
The hospital and surrounding communities have had little water following problems in Johannesburg.
Makhanda, formerly known as Grahamstown, has had water shortages for a long time now.
The hospital, in the southern Masvingo province, has no electricity to pump water for its 200 patients.
The need for access to clean water has been spurred on by the spread of COVID-19 that can be prevented through cleanliness, placing water at the centre of any such intervention.
World map of water quality around the world based on an index of key indicators from 2000 to 2010, according to a World Bank study.
Rand Water is planning to shut down the main B11 pipeline next Monday in order to install a valve.
The Rahube family lost their son and breadwinner Osiah over access to water and half a decade later not much has changed.
Damn levels have slipped from 81.2% last week to 80.5% this week.
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality warns the area is still in a water crisis.
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The municipality has declared a local state of disaster.
Suppliers warned that water supplies would continue to face disruption on Monday as they worked to fix leaks and refill pipes.
Water expert Kevin Winter says it’s important for water saving measures to be implemented now during Phase 1 of the city’s three-stage plan.
Nomvula Mokonyane and her team briefed the water and sanitation portfolio committee on Wednesday on the department’s annual report and financial statements.
With low winter rainfall, Cape Town city bosses have gone into overdrive to curb excessive water use across the Peninsula.