Residents across eMalahleni are facing widespread service disruptions following two emergency updates issued by the Emalahleni Local Municipality regarding major water and electricity supply failures.

The municipality announced an emergency bulk water supply interruption yesterday after the Point D Command Bulk Water Distribution Pump Station was flooded.

As a precautionary measure, technicians temporarily shut down both the Witbank Water Treatment Plant and the Raw Water Pump Station to conduct urgent repairs.

The shutdown significantly impacts water delivery across all primary distribution reservoirs in the Witbank area – specifically Point A, Point B, Point C, and Point E.

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Pumping operations were expected to resume by 07:00 this morning, with water anticipated to reach household taps roughly three hours after pumping restarted. Full system stabilisation is expected to take up to 24 hours due to depleted reservoir levels.

Compounding the crisis, a separate power supply interruption was reported this morning affecting Witbank Dam, the N4 Business Park, Witbank Ext 5 and Ext 16, and a portion of Ext 41.

Municipal officials have urged all residents to use available water sparingly and store enough for essential household needs.

Technical teams are treating the electrical repairs as a high priority while investigations continue to locate and resolve the feeder faults at the Doornpoort Substation.

Residents requiring assistance or further updates can contact the municipal call centre on 013 690 6222, 013 690 6333 or 013 690 6444.

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