Johannesburg Water says it has restored water to some parts of Roodepoort and Soweto, that were affected by outages on Thursday and Friday.
The entity says it had to close the bulk supply meters to stabalise and boost reservoir levels. It says some systems have stabilised, but others will take several days to recover fully, with customers warned they could continue experiencing low pressure, intermittent supply or, in some cases, no water.
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Re-opening of Bulk water supply in Roodepoort and Soweto and recovery impact https://t.co/hCIENRpOD5— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) November 14, 2026
Johannesburg Water says the bulk supply meters were partially reopened from yesterday afternoon into the early evening, but have not yet returned to normal operating levels.
The affected reservoirs first need to fill to acceptable levels before the systems can fully stabilise, with recovery also being affected by demand across the integrated network.
Teams will be deployed where necessary to flush water lines, remove air and conduct upstream and downstream checks to monitor improvements.
The utility says alternative water arrangements are also being made and deployed, while reservoir-specific updates will be issued throughout the day.
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Soweto System Update.
https://t.co/wDXUe1DBcX ^TS https://t.co/B0XdOsZLlO— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) November 14, 2026
Reporting Culvin Mabasa