Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu has hailed Rand Waterfor completing phase 1 of one of its flagship projects, the 150 megalitre a day (ml/d) Station 5A filtration plant, on schedule. According to Mchunu, the infrastructure brings...
Rand Water is deeply concerned by the escalating debts owed to it by municipalities and the failure of municipalities to respect their bulk water purchase and debt settlement agreements. Rand Water, South Africa’s leading water utility provider,...
Gauteng residents have been left with no water due to Rand Water’s lack of adequate and regular maintenance of its water infrastructure, says the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng. According to DA Gauteng Spokesperson for Infrastructure...
Water utility Rand Water has announced the launch of a new ‘mega reservoir’ in the City of Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. According to the utility, the newly-built Vlakfontein Reservoir is the largest cylindrical and circular reservoir in South Africa, and...
A power failure at the Eikenhof pump station on Sunday resulted in the depletion of Rand Water’s reservoirs levels, leaving some at a 0% storage level. The bulk water supplier has been struggling with low levels at its reservoirs since 9...
Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has committed to increasing the bulk water allocation to the Rand Water system as an emergency measure to address water shortages in the Gauteng metros, district, and local municipalities. “We note the...
The WISA Gauteng Branch hosted the ‘Gauteng Water Security in 2022’ webinar that unpacked water security strategies in the Gauteng’s metropolitan municipalities. By Gina Martin, publications lead: Gauteng Branch Committee, WISA The three Gauteng...
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo has expressed his delight at the progress made by Rand Water in stopping sewer spillages in some parts of the Vaal. However, Mahlobo remarked that acceleration is needed to speed up the...
Transparency in the implementation of government’s projects should be a norm and community members should be consulted regularly to keep them in the loop on the progress and delays of projects in their localities. This statement was echoed by...
