The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has called for the Johannesburg water ‘crisis’ to be declared an emergency.

Johannesburg Water has announced a planned 72-hour water outage, scheduled to begin on 31 January and end on 3 February.

The City of Johannesburg has announced an 11-hour water outage from Sunday night that will affect certain areas.

With water outages rife in some major cities, there are various contact numbers you can use to report a fault in your area.

Residents in parts of Johannesburg will face a 48-hour water outage starting Tuesday, 12 November, due to crucial maintenance work.

Residents in several Johannesburg suburbs will experience a planned water outage on 29 October, due to critical infrastructure work.

Several Johannesburg suburbs will face water outages next week due to critical maintenance work by Johannesburg Water.

Several Johannesburg suburbs will face a scheduled 12-hour water outage on 1 October due to emergency repairs.

Johannesburg residents are concerned about the water crisis in the city. What is the reason behind the situation?

Johannesburg Water teams will conduct both planned and unplanned maintenance and this will affect several areas on Tuesday, 7 May.

Johannesburg Water will implement a 13-hour shutdown on Thursday, 2 May due to unplanned/emergency maintenance.

Johannesburg Water will conduct unplanned maintenance resulting in another 14-hour shutdown on Tuesday, 9 April.

Johannesburg Water has issued a warning to residents in multiple suburbs to prepare for an 18-hour water outage.

The DA has criticised the proposed tariff hikes in the City of Johannesburg citing lack of basic service provision, especially water.

Johannesburg Water will conduct unplanned maintenance, which will result in a 14-hour shutdown on Tuesday, 19 March.

Johannesburg Water provided an update on the ongoing efforts to restore water supply to some of the city’s northern suburbs.

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Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate schedules maintenance, causing temporary water outages in different areas.

Johannesburg grapples with a 20-hour water shutdown across multiple areas, underscoring infrastructure issues.

Water outages are a burden on the tourism industry, and might be one of the main factors that discourage local tourism in South Africa.

Parts of Tshwane will be without water for approximately eight hours on Monday, 5 February due to repairs on leaking pipes.

The City of Cape Town Water and Sanitation Directorate planned maintenance will result in a nine-hour water shutdown.

Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate plans essential maintenance, causing temporary water disruptions in specific areas.

Johannesburg residents, be ready for a seven-day water outage in specific areas. Prepare for a week without regular water supply.

The City of Cape Town has rescheduled the planned maintenance in Camps Bay that will result in an 8-hour water supply disruption

Residents in parts of Cape Town will experience a 10-hour water outage over two consecutive days due to essential maintenance work.

Several areas in eThekwini will be impacted by an 18-hour water outage, causing inconvenience for residents and businesses.

The City of Tshwane plans a vital water network upgrade, leading to a water outage in parts of Tshwane on Tuesday.

Planned maintenance in the City of Cape Town will result in a 7-hour water outage next week. Here are the affected areas.

Johannesburg Water will be showing no love in several parts of the Joburg as it plans a water disruption next month.

eThekwini Municipality temporarily closes north water reservoirs for trunk main testing, urging residents’ patience with the complex process.

According to Johannesburg Water, the reason for the interruption is due to the repairing of a 600mm steel water main pipe.

Certain areas in Cape Town will undergo a nine-hour water outage on Thursday, necessitating residents to prepare for temporary disruptions.

Wednesday brings a 12-hour water outage to select Tshwane areas. Residents, brace yourselves for a temporary dry spell.

Johannesburg Water lists the affected reservoirs and towers to be impacted by the 20-hour water outage in Sandton.

Johannesburg Water announced the 20-hour water outage in Sandton, commencing on Thursday until the following day (Friday).

A planned 9-hour water outage will occur in parts of Cape Town on Tuesday, affecting residents and services.

Anticipated water outage in over 25 eThekwini areas necessitates prompt measures for both residents and authorities.

Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate is set to do critical infrastructure work. Here are the areas that are going to be affected…

The city of Cape Town has a 9 hour water outage that is scheduled for Tuesday 19 December, Wednesday 20 December and Thursday 21 December.

Parts of Johannesburg are going to be hit twice with no water and power as maintenance has been planned for the coming Tuesday and Thursday.

The reason for the water outage is the upgrading from the existing 75mm AC pipe to the new 110mm MPVC, according to Johannesburg Water.

On Saturday, 16 December, Johannesburg Water notified the residents of an unplanned maintenance at the Rabie Ridge reservoir.

According to Rand Water, the impact of heatwave continues to result in high consumption above the set targets in all Gauteng Metros.

A major burst pipe has resulted in water to be isolated in parts of Durban. Repairs are underway, according to EThekwini Municipality.

Johannesburg Water has announced unplanned outages that will affect several suburbs and areas in the metro.

Despite facing a number of challenges this year Rand Water says it has increased supply to municipalities ahead of the festive season.

On Sunday, Johannesburg Water said a total of seven suburbs will experience water disruptions which will impact all the streets.

On 3 December, Johannesburg Water says a total of seven suburbs will experience water disruptions which will impact all the streets.

Johannesburg Water has issued notices informing consumers about both unplanned and planned system maintenances.

An unplanned maintenance has caused taps to run dry in parts of the south of Johannesburg this afternoon, Tuesday, 21 November.

The Helen Joseph Hospital had 7 water supply interruptions from March to September this year, with 36 operations cancelled.

Rand Water is pleased to inform customers and consumers that the repair work on the M8 pipeline was completed today.

Johannesburg Water has announced a water outage that will be affecting a string of suburbs for the next eight hours.

Today, 26 October, Johannesburg Water updated that the South Hills tower remains steady with slight improvement…

On Wednesday, 25 October 2023, Johannesburg Water updated that the South Hills tower had seen immense improvement…

Johannesburg Water and Rand Water’s technical teams continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates to residents.

Watch news in a minute for a summary of areas in the City of Cape Town will be without water from Tuesday, 17 October up to November 2023.

In response to the burst pipe, Johannesburg Water communicated that there is no estimated time of completion at this stage.

Rand Water meters and Johannesburg Water reservoir inlet are expected to be isolated between 21:00 to 04:00.

According to Johannesburg Water, an unplanned water shutdown is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, 3 October, and will affect Sandton areas.

Some suburbs in Johannesburg will endure an outage of up to 15 hours after Johannesburg Water announced an unplanned water shutdown.

The water shutdown will take place on Tuesday, 3 October from 7am to 10pm, according to Johannesburg Water.

Regarding water shifting, Minister Mchunu said Rand Water assured him that they will do load shifting from a line that is not too busy.

Johannesburg suburbs were left without water after a thunderstorm destroyed powerlines at the Zuikerbosch water treatment plant.

A number of Johannesburg suburbs are without water as power lines at the Zuikerbosch water treatment plant were destroyed by a thunderstorm.

The incident was discovered by municipal workers on Wednesday morning, according to the City of Ekurhuleni.

The burst 700 mm steal water pipe feeding Orlando East and parts of the West in Soweto was not repaired due to technical problems.

The reason for the interruption is repairing a leak on the inlet pipe to the Zondi Tower situated in Soweto, south of Johannesburg.

Johannesburg Water has indicated that its technical teams have completed repairs and water has been opened in Craigavon fed areas.

Johannesburg Water has dispatched its technical teams to look into a water outage that was disrupted after the planned maintenance.

Joburg Water says they have registered steady improvement at Crown Gardens reservoir that left thousands without water.

24 days without any running water? The South African Human Rights Commission is now stepping in to investigate the situation in Tongaat.

The 39-hour planned water shutdown by Rand Water which starts on Thursday will affect most areas in Joburg and Midrand.

The eThekwini Municipality said water tankers are on standby to respond to affected areas whenever the need arises.