On Tuesday, various suburbs in Johannesburg will be without water due to Johannesburg Water 15 hour shutdown. Photo: Johannesburg Water
A major pipe burst at Killarney Mall entrance has caused water outages in various suburbs. Ward 73 councillor Eleanor Huggett logged complaints following the water outages on 19 May.
Johannesburg Water posted on their Twitter page that their team was on-site and the estimated time of repair would be 9pm on the same day.
Ward 117 councillor Tim Truluck warned that it might take two hours to charge the pipes and the repair may take longer if they have further problems.
Affected areas are Rosebank; Dunkeld; Birdhaven; Parkwood; Killarney; Houghton; Saxonwold; Forest Town; Parkview; Melrose North; Riviera; Melrose.
Naidine Sibanda is Bedfordview and Edenvale News’ senior journalist. A University of Johannesburg journalism graduate, she began her career with TEACH South Africa before moving into community reporting at Caxton’s Rosebank Killarney Gazette, where she rose to senior journalist and earned recognition in the FCJ Awards. She also worked as communications officer for the James and Ethel Gray Park Foundation. Passionate about amplifying community voices, Naidine looks forward to highlighting both challenges and achievements in Bedfordview and Edenvale areas.
