South Africa: Minister Gives Rand Water Four Months to Help Fix Gauteng Water Crisis

South Africa: Minister Gives Rand Water Four Months to Help Fix Gauteng Water Crisis

Water Minister Pemmy Majodina allowed Rand Water an extra 200 million cubic metres from the Vaal River system until June. Majodina has told Gauteng municipalities to fix leaks, remove illegal connections and use water sales money to replace old pipes.

Gauteng water crisis: Majodina approves extra Rand Water abstraction to stabilise supply – The Mail & Guardian

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has approved a temporary increase in water abstraction by Rand Water to stabilise Gauteng’s strained municipal water systems after weeks of widespread disruptions. The decision allows the utility to temporarily abstract additional water from the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) for four months, from February to June this year.  The emergency approval follows failures at key Rand Water pump stations…

Minister gives Rand Water four months to help fix Gauteng water crisis

By Rorisang Modiba Water Minister Pemmy Majodina allowed Rand Water an extra 200 million cubic metres from the Vaal River system until June. Majodina has told Gauteng municipalities to fix leaks, remove illegal connections and use water sales money to replace old pipes. Water Minister Pemmy Majodina has given Rand Water permission to draw an extra 200 million cubic metres of water per year from the integrated Vaal River system. The extra alloc…

Minister Majodina Has Permitted Rand Water Additional Abstraction To Stabilise The Gauteng Water Crisis

Between 27 January 2026 and 1 February 2026, several electro-mechanical failures occurred at Rand Water’s Palmiet and Zuikerbosch pumpstations, as well as a huge pipe burst at the Rand Water Klipfontein reservoir. These disruptions caused a severe drop in the supply of treated water by Rand Water to the Gauteng municipalities. Rand Water repaired the equipment failures rapidly and by 4 February,  Rand Water had returned to its full normal supply…