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Water & Community

Every drop counts — let's look after each other.

Outages, tankers & restrictions

Not connected Notices from JB Marks, Maquassi Hills, Fetakgomo Tubatse and Sekhukhune District (water authority) will appear here after review. A notice reported by both district and local municipality appears once.

Free ways to stretch water

  • Keep clean drinking water in closed containers, out of the sun. Cost: free (reuse clean bottles).
  • Reuse washing-up water for flushing or plants. Free.
  • If water looks or smells wrong, boil it for 1 minute before drinking. Cost: fuel/electricity.
  • Report leaks to your municipality — numbers listed on their official site.

Help & assistance

About dam levels

Department of Water and Sanitation reservoir reports give regional context only. They don't tell you whether your tap will run, or whether a dam is safe for swimming.