Disgruntled residents of Midrand, north of Johannesburg, are expected to take to the streets on Tuesday to protest ongoing water shortages that have left several communities without a reliable supply for nearly two weeks.
Community members say the prolonged outages have severely disrupted daily life, forcing households to rely on water tankers, bottled water and shared supplies from neighbours.
Affected resident Lebogang Shovhote said the situation has become increasingly unsustainable.
“Many residents have had little to no water for almost two weeks. People have been coping by queuing for tankers, buying bottled water, sharing water between neighbours and reusing grey water, but that is not sustainable,” Shovhote said.
The hardest-hit areas include Noordwyk, Ivory Park, Ebony Park, Rabie Ridge, Kaalfontein, President Park, Glen Austin and surrounding suburbs.
Johannesburg Water and Rand Water have attributed the supply disruptions to power failures at pumping stations, emergency repairs, pipe leaks and critically low reservoir levels.
Residents say the planned march aims to demand urgent intervention and a lasting solution to restore consistent water supply to the area.
For many, the message is simple: taps should not run dry for days on end, especially in a city of this size.