Pretoria warns residents to save water as it could be next with multi-day power cuts.
Residents of Dube and Meadowlands in Soweto fetch water amid the Rand Water crisis on 15 March 2024. On Friday, 15 March, Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda said, “By tomorrow morning we will see water start running through the taps.”
Rand Water has blamed it on the weather and high consumption, but water specialists and councillors say this doesn’t explain the crisis. Johannesburg Water also blamed the heatwave for the ongoing cuts. By Sunday, 17 March, a Johannesburg Water update said it would throttle systems to help reservoirs build supplies. The Central system, which supplies the east of the city, was struggling, while the Berea reservoir, which supplies the inner city, had poor pressure and no water.
“They know what inflows and reservoir levels are at any point. only when Joburg Water arrived at the reservoir were the valves checked and found to be closed? It was opened and started flowing?”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Closed valve did not cause water crisis, says Johannesburg WaterJohannesburg Water refutes claims of a closed valve causing water outage, attributing shortages to system incidents.
Read more »
Johannesburg Water Admits Shortage of Tankers During Water OutagesJohannesburg Water has admitted that during widespread water outages in the city, it did not supply enough tankers to accommodate the people who were without water. The utility held a media briefing in Newtown earlier on Friday to provide an update on its efforts to restore water supply to some parts of the metro.
Read more »
Rand Water warns Tshwane residents of possible water crisisRand Water warns Tshwane residents of possible water crisis
Read more »
Tshwane residents urged to conserve water as Rand Water system strugglesTshwane residents urged to conserve water as Rand Water system struggles amid mounting strain on the supply system.
Read more »
Tshwane residents warned of water system collapse - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world,Rand Water has already closed some of its water supply points at Brakfontein and Rooihuiskraal.
Read more »