Taps run dry in Johannesburg areas as power cuts hit pump station
Parts of Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub, are being subjected to renewed water-supply cuts as ongoing electricity shortages disrupt pumping operations.
A power failure at Rand Water’s Eikenhof pump station, which...
Joburg residents can now submit power and water metre readings online
The City of Johannesburg (COJ) will allow residents to submit electricity and water meter readings online via its eJoburg self-help portal.
The metropolitan municipality said the new service aimed to reduce customer...
Major water problems in Johannesburg and Pretoria
Rand Water warns residents of several metropolitan municipalities that it may severely reduce their water supply following an outage at Eskom’s Snowden high voltage sub-station.
The water utility said that its Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Works...
Water load-shedding for Johannesburg
Residents of Midrand and areas of Johannesburg served by the South Hills water tower have been warned to conserve water following a pump explosion at the Palmiet Booster Pumping Station.
Johannesburg Water said that the explosion has severely impacted its...
Johannesburg residents in certain suburbs and surrounding areas were experiencing water shortages, Johannesburg Water (JW) said on Friday.
Residents of Helderkruin, Constantia, Horison, and surrounding areas were affected, JW said in a statement.
Electrical problems at Rand Water had...
Ekurhuleni water was not contaminated as an electronic message to residents suggested, the municipality said on Tuesday.
"[We] wish to express concern about the unfounded accusations sent via electronic messaging to Ekurhuleni residents, claiming the existence of a bad bacterial virus in...