Puleng Mopeli News Today

Johannesburg Water has scheduled a 39-hour water shutdown to complete maintenance this week. Residents are already reeling from unofficial cuts.

Joburg Waters Puleng Mopeli said tankers had been dispatched to the affected areas.

Johannesburg Water says the levels at its various reservoirs are extremely low due to a power failure at Rand Water's Vereeniging purification works.

Power cuts take out Johannesburg’s water system as 27 mobile tankers race around the city to deliver the life-giving liquid.

Parts of Johannesburg have been without consistent water supply for at least a week, with many water towers at critically low levels.

Areas still experiencing water cuts should see a return of their usual water supply by the end of the week.

Footage of blue water coming out of a Johannesburg resident's tap has thrown the debate regarding the safety of drinking tap water back into the spotlight.

Johannesburg Water says its infrastructure is performing better after the recent power failure at the Eikenhof pump station which led to water outages in most parts of the city.

Johannesburg Water says it is making substantial headway towards restoring supply in areas affected by the power failure on Sunday.

Johannesburg Water says investigations are ongoing following a complaint by a resident that blue water was coming from their tap.