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Rand Water undertook critical repair work from 29 May to 18 July, affecting water supply in Johannesburg, Tshwane, and ...
The utility said the claims are false and misleading, with traces in some rivers detected downstream of wastewater plants.
Tshwane residents can expect the water supply to return slowly after Rand Water completed repairs to the O2 pipeline this morning.
Rand Water has officially commenced the final phase of its large-scale maintenance project, with repair work that started ...
The presence of anti-retroviral (ARV) residues in drinking water may be “harmless” —prolonged exposure to the broader ...
Johannesburg Water has announced a planned maintenance scheduled for Wednesday, 23 July, affecting suburbs in Region D.
Water utility Rand Water on Friday assured that no ARV traces are in the water it supplies. The bulk water services provider, which has been monitoring ARVs since 2015, said that drinking water ...
Rand Water says gravity and vandalism are behind some delays in restoring supply as winter water cuts hit Joburg residents hard. Daily Maverick asked Rand Water how much longer water interruptions ...
The answer to the question of whether the recent Swartkopjes pipeline blowout was simple vandalism or deliberate sabotage is ...
Joburg Water and Rand Water's insufficient pumping capacity has left the municipal supplier's Newtown offices, residents, and inner-city government departments high and dry.
Rand Water will reduce pumping from 15 to 18 July 2025, causing water outages across several Gauteng municipalities.
South Africa has been pushed to the brink by the degradation and mismanagement of essential infrastructure, namely water ...