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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Deputy President Paul Mashatile is set to conduct an oversight visit to Johannesburg’s water facilities in his capacity as chairperson of the water task team on Friday.<\/p>\n

The visit takes place amid persistent and prolonged water outages that have seen frustrated community members picket.<\/p>\n

Mashatile\u2019s visit comes as authorities implement water shifting measures aimed at managing system pressure and restoring consistent flow.<\/p>\n

The oversight visit is said to form part of government\u2019s broader efforts to unlock bottlenecks and restore a reliable, sustainable water supply in the city.<\/p>\n

This comes as a report by National Treasury shows that municipalities are losing billions of rands annually in potential revenue due to water losses.<\/p>\n

Tshwane and Johannesburg are among the metros where significant volumes of water are lost, largely due to ageing infrastructure, poor maintenance, frequent pipe bursts and weak management systems.<\/p>\n

While Rand Water continues to pump at full capacity, supply remains constrained.<\/p>\n

The Commando Network – including Brixton, Crosby and Hursthill, as well as Soweto reservoirs such as Doornkop and Meadowlands – has been under immense pressure<\/p>\n

Authorities said this network is now showing gradual improvement, although the system has not yet fully stabilised.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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