52-hour outage hitting Joburg this week – these are the affected areas
Residents in parts of Joburg will be hit with a 52-hour water outage this week as Rand Water launches the final phase of its scheduled maintenance programme.
The outages started at 04h00 on Tuesday, 6 January, and will continue until 08h00 on Thursday, 8 January.
However, due to the regularisation process that has to happen after the maintenance, the city warned that it could take up to seven days for water pressure to return to normal.
The maintenance marks the third and final step of Rand Water’s long-term infrastructure investment, designed to strengthen system capacity and reduce outages.
The Johannesburg Water systems expected to be impacted during this phase include:
Meadowlands Reservoir and Direct Feeds:
- Meadowlands (all zones & extensions)
- Tshepo Themba
- Dube
- Central
- Western Jabavu & Extension 1
- Mofolo Central & North
- Orlando West
- Zondi
- Mmesi Park
Doornkop Reservoir and Direct Feeds:
- Dobsonville Gardens
- Dobsonville (all extensions)
- Lufhereng (all extensions)
- Protea City
- Protea Glen (all extensions)
- Thulani (all extensions)
- Doornkop (all extensions)
- Green Village
- Slovoville (all extensions)
- Tshepisong (all extensions)
- Leratong Village
Bramfischerville Reservoir 1 & 2 and Direct Feeds:
- Braamfischerville (all extensions)
- Mmesi Park
- Durban Deep
- Sol Plaatjies
- Goudrand
Roodepoort Deep:
- Hamberg
- Rand Leases (all extensions)
- Discovery Ext.9
- Georginia
- Roodepoort
- Creswell Park
Fleurhof Reservoir:
- Lea Glen
- Fleurhof (all extensions)
“Due to the interconnected nature of the systems, a secondary impact may occur in the other neighbouring areas,” the city warned.
During maintenance, the volume of bulk water supplied to Johannesburg Water’s network will be also significantly reduced.
As a result, affected reservoirs will gradually deplete, and residents may experience low water pressure to no water.
Joburg Water said it has implemented comprehensive preparedness measures to minimise the impact of the maintenance on residents and businesses.
“The City of Johannesburg, in collaboration with Johannesburg Water and Rand Water, has implemented extensive operational and contingency plans to reduce the impact of this maintenance,” it said.
“Reservoir levels have been managed in advance, response teams are on standby, and alternative water will be supplied to affected communities through stationary and roaming tankers during both the maintenance and recovery periods.”
After maintenance ends and pumping resumes on January 8, 2026, Johannesburg Water’s infrastructure will require at least three days to recover fully, which could extend to seven days.
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