Johannesburg Water announced that a section of Blue Hills would go without water for 12 hours on Wednesday as crews work to commission new infrastructure in the area. According to the utility, the shutdown would begin at 9am on 29 July and run until 9pm that evening. Joburg Water affected areas The affected area fell under Region A and covered a wide stretch of Blue Hills, including extensions 21, 22, 53, 24, 71, 19, 17, 81, 76, 116, 117, 110, 15 and 32.
Johannesburg Water listed the following areas among the specific properties that would lose supply: Blue Hills Agricultural Holdings Sunlands Stables Bridle Park Agricultural Holdings Santa Maria Saddle Brook Estate Eaton Farm America International School All streets in these areas were said to be affected. Explaining the reason behind the interruption, Joburg Water said the work was needed for the “commissioning of new water infrastructure”. The utility further stated that customers could expect “no water for the duration of 12 hours” while the maintenance took place.
Joburg Water framed the disruption as ultimately serving residents’ long-term interests. Alternative water supply The utility said the shutdown would “improve service delivery and continuity of water supply” once the new infrastructure was operational. To soften the impact on households and the school in the interim, Joburg Water arranged temporary supply points across the area.
Water tankers are set to be stationed at the Blue Hills Shopping Centre, at an engine garage on the R55, and at a Sasol garage on the corner of the R55 and Summit. The utility cautioned, however, that these tankers were meant only as a contingency measure rather than a first resort. Joburg Water noted that the tanker locations were there “for when the set/planned time on the shutdown notice is exceeded (24hrs),” at which point they could then be deployed to those points for customers to access.
City Power to cut electricity to seven areas, including a prison Later in the week, City Power confirmed that a separate planned maintenance operation would leave several areas south of Johannesburg without electricity. The power utility said the Eikenhof Substation would undergo essential network maintenance on Friday, 31 July 2026, with the outage running from 8am until 4pm. The interruption falls under the Reuven Sub-District Centre in Region F.
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