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Joburg Water Outage: Bryanston and Inner City Face 8-Hour Shutdowns
Planned maintenance leaves residents preparing for hours without supply
Johannesburg residents are once again being urged to fill buckets, bottles, and baths as planned water cuts roll out this week. Johannesburg Water has confirmed that key parts of the city will face interruptions on Tuesday, 2 September, while maintenance teams connect new pipelines to strengthen the system.
The shutdowns will be brief compared to the multi-day outages that sometimes leave Joburg dry, but eight to nine hours without water is still enough to disrupt households, offices, and small businesses.
Bryanston: Eight-hour cut on Dover Road
In Bryanston, residents along Dover Road will be without water from 8 am until 4 pm. The shutdown is required to link a new pipeline to the existing mainline. According to Johannesburg Water, this project is essential to improve service delivery and ensure better continuity in the future.
During the outage, homes can expect either very low water pressure or a complete loss of supply.
Inner city: Low pressure for up to nine hours
The inner city will also feel the impact on the same day. Between 10am and 5pm, technicians will work on a pipeline extension at the corner of Joubert and Albert streets.
The following streets are expected to experience low pressure or no water for much of the day:
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Frederick Street
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Rissik Street
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Loveday Street
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Eloff Street
Although the taps will not be fully shut off, Johannesburg Water has warned that pressure will be unreliable throughout the nine-hour period.
Midrand: Critical system under strain
In Midrand, concerns are growing over the President Park Reservoir and Tower system, which has dropped to critically low levels. A combination of high demand, reduced inflows, and losses has left many higher-lying areas with little to no water pressure.
Johannesburg Water has promised to provide updates as the system recovers or if further interventions are needed. Alternative water supply, coordinated with ward councillors, will be arranged for affected communities reporting no water at all.
Bigger picture: Water supply under pressure
Planned maintenance is part of Johannesburg Water’s ongoing effort to keep the city’s ageing infrastructure functional. However, the repeated interruptions highlight the fragile balance in the system. From Midrand’s critically low reservoirs to inner-city pressure drops, Joburg’s water network is under constant strain from both rising demand and infrastructure that requires continual upgrades.
For now, the advice to residents remains the same: plan ahead, store water where possible, and stay alert to updates from the utility and local councillors.
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Source: The Citizen
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