The Johannesburg two-week water outage that was expected in May has been cancelled. The previously communicated outage was going to take place because of maintenance work on critical water infrastructure. Here’s what you need to know about the water outage now.
Which Johannesburg Areas would have been affected by the Water Outage in May?
The water disruption was set to affect several areas across Johannesburg. The outage which was scheduled from May 2 to 16, 2025, due to Palmiet Pump Station maintenance. Residents in the following areas can relax since their water supply will not be affected anymore.
Sandton region:
- Sandton
- Alexander Park
- South Hills Tower
- Randjieslaagte
- Linksfield
Midrand region:
- Rabie Ridge
- Grand Central
- President Park
- Erand
- Country View
As much as the water cut is cancelled residents are encouraged to still prepare for any sudden water disruptions by storing water in advance.
Statement about Johannesburg water cuts in May
The City of Johannesburg Municipality released a statement clarifying they will not be conducting the maintenance at their Palmiet Pump Station as previously communicated. The municipality revealed that “Johannesburg Water had erroneously issued a customer notice on Monday, 14 April 2025 informing customers of an upcoming maintenance by the bulk supplier, which would impact several of the Entity’s systems. However, Rand Water will not be undertaking this maintenance.”
However, there is a possibility it is just being delayed, not cancelled. We still recommend checking the official City of Johannesburg website regularly for updates. If anything changes, we will also update you on our side.
How do you feel now that the May water outage in Johannesburg has been cancelled?
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