No water this weekend in these Joburg areas … and a week-long outage next week too

Melville residents collect water from emergency tanks at a property in Melville, 12 February 2026. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Several areas across Johannesburg are facing water outages in the next few days, with some lasting 12 hours and others up to a week. This comes as Johannesburg Water embarks on a series of planned maintenance operations affecting multiple regions across the city.

Inner-city residents and businesses in Region F should brace for a lengthy disruption beginning on Friday. Joburg Water confirmed that five areas would be affected, including: These areas will experience no water or low pressure from 08am on 13 March through to 6pm on 15 March 2026. The utility said the work involves “installation of new valves on bypass chamber and corrosion protection”.

Joburg Water noted that once completed, the project will deliver “improved service delivery, continuity of water supply, and reduction of unaccounted for water.” Region D residents will experience the longest water outage in this latest round of maintenance. According to Joburg Water, the following areas in the region will be affected: The disruption will start from 7am on 16 March until 7am on 22 March 2026. The utility described the work as “a dummy run in preparation for structural repairs of the leaking Aeroton reservoir”.