Parts of Tshwane CDB and surrounding areas without water due to major leak
Lack of material is the reason why Tshwane leakages are not fixed in time.
A major leak on Nelson Mandela Drive and Willows Street has caused an interruption of the water supply to the Central Business District (CBD) and surrounding areas.
The Tshwane municipality, through its spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, announced this on Thursday morning.
According to Mashigo, the leakage will affect Sunnyside, part of the Pretoria CBD and nearby areas.
“The City of Tshwane has this morning (November 23) shut down the water supply to Sunnyside, part of Pretoria CBD and nearby areas to attend to an emergency major leak.”
Mashigo said the metro’s technicians were expected to conclude repairs at around 17:00 and subsequently restore the water supply.
He asked residents to be patient, as the network would be completely empty and that it would take some time for the system to fill up completely to capacity and for the water supply to normalise.
Here are the areas affected by the leakage repairs:
– Arcadia
– Trevenna
– Sunnyside
– Freedom Park
– Part of Muckleneuk north of the railway line
– Part of Pretoria Central/CBD from Railway to Minnaar Streets
“Consumers in the above-mentioned areas are urged to use water as sparingly,” said Mashigo.
He added that all properties dependent on water supply for their daily operations are requested to ensure sufficient storage of water to remain operational for the duration of the shutdown.
Mashigo extended the metro’s heartfelt apologies for the inconvenience the metro has caused as a result of this unplanned shutdown.
The city has been inundated with complaints from residents regarding water leakages in different suburbs over the past months and most of the reported leaks were left unattended due to strike.
Earlier this year, Tshwane acknowledged that it had a 90 million kilolitre water leak, saying it didn’t have the materials to fix it.
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