Critical maintenance on Rand Water's O2 pipeline will result in water outages or low pressure for parts of Johannesburg, including Sandton and Midrand, for the next 24 hours.
These Joburg areas will have no water or low pressure for 24 hours. Residents in parts of Johannesburg will experience no water or low pressure as Rand Water conducts maintenance on the O2 pipeline. Rand Water has announced critical maintenance work on its Palmiet System, which supplies Joburg Water’s Sandton and Midrand regions. The maintenance, scheduled for, will involve repairing a leak on the O2 pipeline.
During this time, Rand Water will isolate the pipeline, temporarily cutting off the water supply to facilitate the repairs. Johannesburg Water has confirmed that the maintenance will impact several areas. Sandton systems and parts of Midrand, including Klipfontein View, Allandale, President Park, Halfway House, and Diepsloot, are expected to experience low pressure or no water for the duration.. Johannesburg Water has emphasised the importance of storing water for essential use and exploring alternative measures such as rainwater harvesting for non-drinking purposes. The utility also assesses the need for alternative water provisions, including deploying water tankers, depending on the state of its systems closer to the time.Spokesperson Nombuso Shabalala said, “While the entity will ensure that water supply is not interrupted and that water tankers are deployed and refilled regularly, residents in informal settlements are urged to take care of water tanks to help maintain basic services for the community.” Residents in informal settlements have been asked to cooperate by safeguarding water tanks and promptly reporting any water shortages to ensure the uninterrupted supply of basic services. How can Johannesburg residents better prepare for water disruptions, and what role should communities play in combating illegal connections?Kaizer Chiefs are looking to bolster their attack this window but in doing so will want to sacrifice some deadwood! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing surrogacy rumours over their childre
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