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FILE: Places that will be affected by the interruptions include Umlazi, Chatsworth and surrounding areas. Picture: 123rf.com

Water shortages

Durban residents urged to brace themselves for more water interruptions

By Veronica Mokhoali

This is due to a leak on a high-pressure pipe which directs large volumes of water to the Durban Heights water treatment plant for treatment.

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    Ugu residents vow to keep protesting until their water crisis resolved

    While the rest of the country is battling power cuts, residents of Ugu are also contending with water shortages.

    49 days ago
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    Johannesburg Water completes Marlboro reservoir repairs after vandalism damage

    Mobile tankers provided in affected areas, including Sunninghill, Morningside, Paulshof and Rivonia.

    107 days ago
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    JUDITH FEBRUARY: A vaccine mandate is the only thing that makes sense

    The sensible thing to do would be to impose a vaccine mandate to deal with vaccine hesitancy, writes Judith February.

    260 days ago
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    South African groundwater project shows the power of citizen science

    Over the past three years, residents from the villages have been trained to capture groundwater data. This is what’s known as citizen science.

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

    Let the taps flow: Rand Water completes maintenance operation on time

    The water utility has finished its refurbishment of its pipelines on schedule after implementing a 54-hour shutdown this week as part of its ongoing augmentation process.

    273 days ago
  • Rand Water: The maintenance is a necessary inconvenience

    Rand Water explained in a media briefing on 15 November 2021 why Gauteng is undergoing a 54-hour water disruption. #Water

    275 days ago
  • Minister Senzo Mchunu (C) is joined by the chairperson of Rand Water Tshidi Hashatse (R) and Rand Water CEO Sipho Mosai (L) in Pretoria for a press briefing on 15 November 2021. Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter

    Rand Water: We're on track with the 54-hour maintenance

    Until Wednesday, residents are urged to use water sparingly while officials work on integrating the new infrastructure pipe into the old one to improve its services to customers.

    276 days ago
  • FILE: Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo. Picture: @Energy_ZA/Twitter

    Mahlobo assures NW residents that water shortages are being addressed

    Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo said while long-term solutions to address the water crisis were necessary, they had put some short-term measures in place and water supply was being restored.

    296 days ago
  • FILE: There is an increasing demand for water and reserves are being used up faster than they can be replenished. Picture: Supplied.

    Taps often run dry in parts of Gauteng amid water restrictions

    Water shortages have been felt across many communities and have become a persistent issue in Gauteng despite seemingly healthy damn levels.

    343 days ago
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    WHO warns access to water still an uphill battle amid a pandemic

    UNICEF and the WHO are also warning that unless governments make progress, billions more people will find themselves in an even worse situation by 2030.

    412 days ago
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    Emfuleni Municipality insists water supply challenges have been fixed

    The Vaal Dam supplies water to Vanderbijlpark, Bophelong, Tshepiso and Boipatong. Residents have taken to social media to express dissatisfaction and dismay with not having had water for the past week.

    429 days ago
  • FILE: Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers fills up a water tank at the Ntsika Secondary School in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News.

    Some Makhanda residents without water for at least 6 days

    The situation, which has been ongoing since 2019, seems to be getting more serious.

    541 days ago
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    NMB residents urged to use water sparingly

    In September 2020, the municipality reported that it had experienced day zero, when taps were running dry and dam levels dipped below 19%.

    581 days ago
  • FILE: Water tanks delivered to QwaQwa residents in the Free State to mitigate chronic water shortages in the area. Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter

    Girl's drowning sparks water riot in QwaQwa

    Musa’s death last month further enflamed the mood among residents of Mandela Park township on the edge of QwaQwa in South Africa, turning intermittent protests over water shortages into a full-blown, week-long riot.

    919 days ago
  • Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu at the launch of her department’s master plan aimed at addressing South Africa’s water crisis on 28 November 2019 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Tshwane. Picture: @NLinSouthAfrica/Twitter

    Water master plan includes dept restructuring, tackling financial woes - Sisulu

    Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu was speaking at the official launch of the national water and sanitation master plan.

    994 days ago
  • Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu during her department's budget vote held in Parliament on 10 July 2019. Picture: @The_DHS/Twitter

    Sisulu to launch to master plan for water crisis

    It will spell out government's short, medium and long-term strategy to secure water security in the country.

    994 days ago
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    DA raises alarm over water crisis in Free State town

    The DA’s Mariette Pittaway said they expected the current supply from the Wilge River to run out in two weeks.

    1019 days ago
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