{"id":1940,"date":"2018-09-21T00:23:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T00:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2018-09-21T00:23:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T00:23:11","slug":"south-africa-large-parts-of-joburg-without-water-cause-is-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/subsaharanafricablog\/2018\/09\/21\/south-africa-large-parts-of-joburg-without-water-cause-is-unknown\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Large Parts of Joburg Without Water, Cause Is Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water since Tuesday evening and the cause is anyone’s guess.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Johannesburg Water tweeted that it was experiencing “challenges with our Bryanston reservoirs. The reservoir levels are low and therefore we had to close the outlet”.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Isaac Dhludhlu, Johannesburg Water spokesperson, the cause of the problem has not yet been determined.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are still investigating,” Dhludhlu told News24 on Wednesday. “The water that goes into the reservoir is not enough, so we have lost pressure and capacity in the reservoir.<\/span><\/p>\n

“However, we don’t know the cause. We are still checking with Rand Water whether the supply from them is enough for our reservoirs and we are investigating whether there might be a leak somewhere that is causing this problem.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Areas that are affected by the outage include Bryanston, Epsom Downs, Palmlands, Douglasdale, Fourways, Lonehill and Magaliessig, and surrounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Dhludhlu, it appears that “quite a big area” is affected.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dhludhlu said roaming water trucks had been sent to affected areas “until such time as we can determine the problem. Then we can advise on the way forward”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because the cause of the problem has not yet been determined, Dhludhlu could not say when water to the affected areas would be restored.<\/span><\/p>\n

“As soon as we know, we will communicate this on our Twitter page,” Dhludhlu said.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Johannesburg Water’s Twitter page, water tanks would be available at Nicolway Shopping Centre, Epsom Downs, Douglasdale, Fourways\/Fourways Mall, Pineslopes Shopping Centre, Leopard Frog and Lonehill Boulevard.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will also be roaming water tanks in the affected areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, a substation that provides electricity to the Rand Water infrastructure that pumps water to approximately 40% of Johannesburg, as well as parts of the West Rand and Rustenburg, caught fire in an apparent act of sabotage. Water supply to many suburbs was interrupted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaac Mangena, City Power spokesperson, told News24 at the time that the damage was so severe that under normal circumstances, it would have taken at least 72 hours to repair.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supply was however restored within 32 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source: <\/span>News24<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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