According to Joburg Water, the work is necessary to ensure the long-term reliability of the city's water network.

• Before the outage: Store drinking water, aim for a minimum of 2l per person per day for at least three days, for drinking ...

Potholed roads are bad, incorrect billing is infuriating, electricity loss annoying, but nothing affects one’s ability to lead a normal life like the lack of water.

Millions of people in Johannesburg have been left without consistent access to clean water over the past two weeks, in the latest crisis to highlight the precariousness of South Africa’s water supply.

Johannesburg residents are being urged to brace for possible low pressure or even dry taps over the festive season.

A sudden water overflow at the Northcliff water tower sparked alarm among residents this week, raising concerns about safety ...

Johannesburg Water will interrupt supply to Newlands, Albertville, Montgomery Park, and Albertskroon on Thursday, 3 July, from 8:00 to 18:00 to carry out planned infrastructure upgrades. The shutdown ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of ...

JOHANNESBURG — Lungile Khoza is at her wits' end. The mother of four has been without water at her home for three weeks, the kids are dehydrated and sick, and she can't run her small hair salon so she ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — The spring, just over 20 miles northwest of Johannesburg, flows blood red. It is toxic, highly acidic and full of heavy metals, so nasty that newly weaned ...