City to request urgent engagement with Rand Water on prolonged water supply issues in Soshanguve, parts of Pretoria East and Laudium

This morning, I urgently requested an engagement with Rand Water to get an assessment of the current water supply issues that are plaguing parts of Tshwane.

A week ago, I met with the Rand Water Chairperson and CEO where we discussed the supply constraints they are facing in Tshwane. The City of Tshwane committed to drive water saving and get our consumption down to prepare for the coming heatwave.

Over the last week, we have seen some areas in the city run dry. In responding to this, we throttled some reservoirs and deployed water tankers.

However, our initiatives to ensure that we save water to allow our reservoirs to recover will only work if there is a supply being fed to them.

In some cases we have isolated reservoirs in their totality only for them to recover by a very minimal percentage, indicating that their supply is simply inadequate.

Areas such as Soshanguve, parts of Pretoria East, such as Mooikloof, Grootfontein,

along with Laudium have grappled with little to no water for days now.

It is clear that we urgently need increased water supply to these areas in order to provide adequate water levels.

I want to thank residents for their continued water-saving practices and patience during this period. The City is fully committed to resolve this matter.