12-hour water outage to affect 11 Gauteng suburbs this week

Planned maintenance will result in a 12-hour water outage in parts of Gauteng on Thursday, 20 March. Here are the affected areas…

Mar 19, 2025 - 06:00
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12-hour water outage to affect 11 Gauteng suburbs this week

The City of Ekurhuleni will conduct planned maintenance, which will result in a12-hour water outage in parts of Boksburg, Gauteng.

The maintenance is scheduled for Thursday, 20 March from 8:00 – 20:00.

GAUTENG METRO SCHEDULES 12-HOUR WATER OUTAGE

In a brief statement, the metro municipality said water tankers will be provided to areas with no water as a result of the maintenance.

Here are the affected suburbs:

  • Witkoppie Ridge
  • Impala Park
  • Bartlett
  • Bardene
  • Beyerspark
  • Westwood
  • Ravenswood
  • Anderbolt
  • Dunswart
  • Atlasville
  • Parkhaven
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Community members queueing with their buckets to get water from a water tanker during planned maintenance. Image: X/@CityTshwane

PLANNED ELECTRICITY INTERRUPTION POSTPONED

Parts of Ekurhuleni would have experienced a water outage and a power outage this week, however, the metro municipality has postponed the planned 12-hour power supply interruption.

The maintenance which would’ve taken place on Tuesday, 18 March was scheduled from 8:00 – 20:00.

Here are the areas that would’ve been affected by the power interruption:

  • Wadeville
  • Albemarle
  • Castleview
  • Dinwiddie
  • Union
  • Phumula
  • Mapleton Ext 10
  • Buhle Park
  • Rondebult including extensions
  • Roodekop Industries
  • Leondale and surroundings

DO YOU LIVE IN GAUTENG? HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR THE ONGOING WATER OUTAGES AND SUPPLY INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO MAINTENANCE?

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