JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg Water has added more areas to the list of suburbs that will be affected by water shortages already experienced in parts of the city.
A thunderstorm and failures at a Rand Water plant during the week resulted in a power failure at the utility’s Zuikerbosch Water Plant on Tuesday night.
Parts of Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg have had to endure shortages from last week amid increased overall consumption.
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South Hills, Naturena, Berea and Linden are just some of the places where taps are expected to run dry due to failures in Rand Water and Johannesburg Water systems.
In a statement, Johannesburg Water said the power failure at Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch plant caused the loss of 2,000 megalitres of water per day.
This has had a ripple effect on its already struggling systems.
Officials said water tankers would be supplied to all affected areas, including Brixton, Midrand, Alexander Park and Waterval.