Beyond the immediate meter replacements, Johannesburg Water has announced a comprehensive planned maintenance programme ...

Rand Water has announced an emergency pipeline failure on its O2 pipeline in Lower Germiston, impacting water supply to several reservoirs and potentially leading to low pressure or outages in the ...

A planned 16-day water shutdown in northern Free State initiated by Rand Water for mandatory dam safety and reservoir ...

The financial struggle is real for Johannesburg residents. They will soon be paying more for water, electricity, and other ...

JOHANNESBURG - Rand Water as it kicks a major maintenance programme. This first day of five will see some taps run dry in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and parts of Mpumalanga. The utility says the ...

When Duane Riley turns on his taps, they shudder loudly from the air flowing through the pipes. There’s often no water trickling at all. It’s ironic, because Johannesburg, South Africa’s ...

There was no other alternative. A 1.3-gallon bottle of water sells for 25 rand ($1.30), an expensive exercise for most people in a country where over 32% of the population is unemployed.

Parts of Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic hub, are being subjected to renewed water-supply cuts as ongoing electricity shortages disrupt pumping operations. A power failure at Rand Water ...

Africa’s biggest bulk-water supplier has had to write off millions owed by cities that have failed to pay their bills. Rand Water Services Pty Ltd. booked an impairment of 382.3 million rand ($ ...

Rand Water is also investing significantly into nonrevenue water reduction, which is another low hanging fruit that South Africa has failed to arrest over the last few years.