Daily water restrictions or throttling kicks off on Tuesday,  the 4 February 2025, from 18:00 until 05:00 the following morning.

Johannesburg Water said this is an urgent intervention to break a trend that is not sustainable, following an 8% climb in water use, between December 2024 and January 2025.

Johannesburg Water’s Nombuso Shabalala, said this is the highest increase recorded in the last 12 months.

As a result, current water levels in reservoirs and towers are under severe pressure.

Shabalala said “the past weeks have been characterized by heatwaves and an increase in temperature, as a result, put a strain on our systems.

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