amid a persistent heatwave. As officials scrambled for answers, Tshwane was also facing a risk of these water cuts. Over the past weekend, Rand Water had an emergency meeting with the City of Tshwane and other two Metros warning them that its water storage had plummeted below 30%.
Water and Sanitation Department spokesperson, Kamogelo Mogotsi says the shortages have propelled the City of Johannesburg to table a plan on how this is going to be dealt with. It involves refurbishing water infrastructure, upgrading and construction of new storage reservoirs as well as initiatives to mitigate non-revenue water. Water and Sanitation authorities have welcomed it.
Executive Manager at Water Can OUTA Dr Ferrial Adam says poor service delivery has been going on for decades now and involves water, electricity and waste removal.
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