Umamah Bakharia | ub@radioislam.co.za

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21 October 2022 | 17:00 pm CAT

Rand Water says Gauteng residents will not see a Day Zero water crisis as the entity tries to rescue its failing infrastructure.

Rand Water CEO Sipho Mosai was giving an update on Friday on its water supply constraints as some household and businesses are battling water shedding under stage 2 restrictions.

Mosai assured residents of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekhurhuleni that the utility is pumping enough water to the 18 metro’s that falls under its jurisdiction. He added that  that there was enough water to go around.

“We cannot act when the resource is completely depleted and start doing something about it. So we are doing this not because we don’t have water, but we are saying we need to distribute it, conserve it and use it wisely if we practice sound water conservation matters,” says Mosai.

However, Mosai acknowledged that Rand Water is facing decaying infrastructure in the municipalities that has delayed the process of service delivery.

“I don’t think at municipal level, because of the financial challenges we have, they are budgeting enough to fix leaks and invest in infrastructure. So, selfishly as a water practitioner, I want to see more budgets and more allocations that go to fixing leaks at that level,” he says.

Meanwhile, Rand Water says they are doing their best to restore water supply to metros.