Frustration has boiled over in Johannesburg’s townships as Joburg Water officials failed to attend a crucial meeting, deepening outrage amid ongoing water shortages. Residents demand accountability and long-term infrastructure investment as Gauteng faces a growing province-wide water emergency.
Johannesburg’s Ward 58 faces a worsening water crisis as residents protest weeks-long outages, demanding urgent repairs and accountability from city leaders.
South Africa’s major dams, including Vaal, Gariep, Sterkfontein, and Theewaterskloof, are seeing robust water levels in September 2025, driven by above-normal rainfall in key regions. With the Vaal Dam exceeding 107% capacity and the national average around 94–95%, water security ...
South Africa's Looming Water Crisis
Residents are encouraged to reduce consumption and use water for human and household needs.
Recent rain has helped to stabilise water systems in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni metros which were experiencing water cuts.
Rand Water blames Gauteng's municipalities saying they must do a better job managing supply to customers.
Rand Water has warned that there will be no water for customers serviced by Hurstill reservoirs zone.
The utility takes full control of water supply and no longer relies on the consumers to reduce consumption.
Rahima Moosa and Helen Joseph have been affected as they do not have water supply.
Rand Water announces water shutdown in parts of Johannesburg for 40 hours between Friday and Saturday.
Water and Sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu says there is an “anomaly” in South Africa, where municipal water services continue to decline, despite his department paying billions of rands to various projects.
South Africa is currently dealing with a major water crisis - so much so that one of the main municipalities is at risk of running dry.
The 22nd of March 2022 is the 29th World Water Day! This year we pay tribute to groundwater and the important role it plays.
Water outages in the western areas of Johannesburg negatively impact schools and hospitals as well as the households around them.
These areas of Johannesburg will be without water until Wednesday.
Residents from Joe Slovo Extension in Mthatha are living off whatever water they can get, with little assistance from the municipality.
Zandvlei has been reopened for boating however swimming is still prohibited since the water quality is still "at risk".
The quality of drinking water is often compromised for the sake of removing more immediate problem-causing contaminants, an extra filter could make all the difference.
