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Disgruntled residents of Midrand, north of Johannesburg, are set to march on Tuesday to demand water.
The community says they have been without water for two weeks and are demanding immediate action.
An affected Midrand resident, Lebogang Shovhote, says people are buying bottled water and queuing for tankers.
“Many residents have had little to no water for almost two weeks, and people have been coping by queuing for tankers, buying bottled water, sharing water between neighbours, and reusing grey water, but that is not sustainable.”
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The hardest hit areas include Noordwyk, Ivory Park, Ebony Park, Rabie Ridge, Kaalfontein, President Park, Glen Austin, and the surrounding Midrand suburbs.
Johannesburg Water and Rand Water have cited power failures at the pumping facilities, emergency repairs, pipe leaks and critically low reservoir levels as reasons.
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Progress Update: Midrand System Water Supply Interruption. ^PR pic.twitter.com/2GqlbVgZh3— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) February 2, 2026
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