Parts of Johannesburg will not have water on Thursday, 23 May due to planned maintenance. Here's what you need to know.
Johannesburg Water teams will conduct planned maintenance on Thursday, 23 May. Image: Flickr/Mandy Willard
Johannesburg Water said its teams be will commissioning new infrastructure on the above mentioned date, hence the shutdown.Acacia RoadDuring the week, Johannesburg Water unveiled its new Brixton reservoir and tower and Crosby pump station project.for the Commando System as well as improve supply to the feeder zones.
Following major challenges with supply especially earlier this year, City of Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda said the municipality will invest in infrastructure maintenance to curb the unplanned water outages.Following the challenges, non-governmental organisation WaterCan said there has been a consistent lack of funding allocated to maintenance.
DA spokesperson Solly Malatsi said the only sustainable solution to the water crisis is to address the infrastructure failures that have contributed to the current water outages.
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