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Sophiatown residents in Johannesburg carrying water they got from the truck on September 14, 2025.
The Activists and Citizens Forum has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign amid the water crisis facing the country.
Several communities across Gauteng, including Midrand, Melville, and Hammanskraal, are battling crippling water cuts and shortages. Many areas in other provinces are also affected.
The forum’s Dennis Bloem says the organisation will be holding a water crisis protest this Sunday morning outside the Johannesburg Water headquarters.
Bloem says water supply challenges are due to corruption and sabotage, adding that government officials, councillors and ministers are involved.
“If an independent investigation can be conducted, the country will be shocked by the deep corruption in the water supply, the water crisis affecting everybody nowadays. The government and President Cyril Ramaphosa must, just for once, admit that they have failed the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa must do the honourable thing and resign. He has failed the country,” says Bloem.
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Rand Water concerned about high water consumption
Rand Water says it remains concerned about persistently high water consumption in Gauteng, particularly in the Cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane.
The utility has warned that usage above the allocated volumes continues to place a significant strain on the overall supply network.
Rand Water spokesperson Makenosi Maroo says current demand is putting the system under pressure.
“Currently, demand is forcing the system to operate under pressure, stretching infrastructure capacity to accommodate abnormally high usage levels. Furthermore, this high consumption has negatively affected the water supply in parts of our bulk water supply area. Rand Water, after engaging with the high water-consuming municipalities, will be reducing water supply to these areas to restore water supply in affected areas so that we can stabilise the entire bulk water supply system,” adds Maroo.
🚨Media Statement 🚨
High Water Consumption Affecting Water Supply in Parts of Gauteng#RWWaterSupply #RWWaterDemandManagement #RWHighConsumption #RWWaterConservation #RWInfrastructure #RWWaterSustainability [NS] pic.twitter.com/FC6ZGxC8BW— Rand Water (@Rand_Water) February 7, 2026
