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M1 cable-theft fire has led to huge electricity outages and is a ‘catastrophe’ that will take weeks to be repaired, says City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava.
The department of water & sanitation views the supply of water through the use of privately-owned water tankers as ‘undesirable and unsustainable’
At a meeting on Friday, 22 September, to manage severe water cuts across three Gauteng cities, Mchunu questioned why Joburg’s mayor was absent. There were water cuts in two-thirds of the city and by 25 September it was still struggling.
Some areas in Johannesburg, especially those under the Commando system, which supplies the Hursthill, Brixton, and Crosby areas, only received water on Sunday because of an air pocket in the system.
A silk has been appointed to assess the allegations of unlawful conduct of councillors and the Group Forensic and Investigations Services in the City of Johannesburg.