The widespread water disruptions experienced across Gauteng this past week are not an isolated incident, nor can they be blamed solely on routine maintenance by Rand Water. They are the inevitable consequence of years, if not decades, of neglect,...
Cape Town’s population is consuming about 1,056 million litres per day, exceeding the City’s summer target of less than 975 million litres. The South African Weather Services predicts below average rainfall. The City estimates it loses about 23% of...
As a follow-up to previous Media Statements, Rand Water would like to advise its customers and consumers that its systems have fully recovered and pumping is at full capacity. Currently, Rand Water produces about 5 000 Million litres of water per...
Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa’s largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in mid-January 2026. Rural villages remained cut off from...
