On top of loadshedding, City of Joburg residents may have to consider stocking up on water.
Residents and municipal infrastructure are taking the brunt of the power cuts, which have led to numerous disruptions, including:water reservoirs not being replenished due to an inability to pump water to high-lying areas, such as Brixton;
City of Ekurhuleni energy head Mark Wilson told eNCA on Tuesday: “If you have stage 3 and 4 [load-shedding], you get your reservoir stations emptying, then you have a water crisis and water shortages in areas.” "Currently, the City of Johannesburg, like most municipalities I suspect, receives little to no information from Eskom in respect of a medium-term outlook on rolling blackouts. It is of great concern that provincial government ... remain silent on the lack of information coming to municipalities.
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