Water and sanitation minister, City of Joburg meet as the metro faces water challenges

By Staff Reporter

The Department of Water and Sanitation and the City of Johannesburg held a meeting over the weekend to discuss interventions as the city battles various water challenges.

Exceedingly high water consumption, leaks and high nonrevenue water are the major contributors to these challenges.

This followed Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina’s monitoring of the progress made at the new under-construction 26 megalitres Brixton water reservoir.

The new Brixton reservoir, which will augment water needs in the city and is expected to be completed in April 2025, forms part of the CoJ’s interventions to mitigate and overcome the water challenges.

Majodina commended CoJ Executive Mayor Councillor Dada Morero and project leaders on the initiative, saying the new reservoir will help the city’s ever-growing population.

“The population is growing, [as] Johannesburg becomes the United Nations of South Africa with everyone coming to the city to seek a better life.