Rand Water outage exposes Gauteng’s vulnerable water supply – DA – POLITICS

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is alarmed at the ongoing water outages in Gauteng, which have impacted millions of residents in Johannesburg, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni.

This crisis, triggered by a single technical fault at Rand Water’s Palmiet Pump Station, has exposed the province’s vulnerability in the province’s water infrastructure, revealing just how water-insecure our communities are.

Reports from Johannesburg Water originally claimed that an Eskom power failure led to a disruption in Rand Water’s systems. However, Eskom clarified that the fault was due to a damaged circuit breaker at Rand Water’s Palmiet Pump Station.

Rand Water’s silence on this matter has left millions of residents both in the dark, and with dry taps.