Residents in suburbs in Sandton South were without water on Tuesday morning.Johannesburg Water reported that the cause of the unplanned outage was a “major 750mm burst pipe” on 3rd Avenue between 7th and 8th roads in Kew.Parts of Joburg without water after major pipes burstParts of western and northern Johannesburg were without water Friday after two major pipes burst, events that will lead to at least five water storage facilities in South Africa’s biggest city running dry by the end of the day. This‚ it said‚ had resulted in an “emergency shutdown”.Sandton South: There is an Emergency shutdown due to a major 750mm burst pipe in Kew 3rd ave between 7th & 8th https://t.co/vH76eh7EuF 1/3
— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) May 10, 2016junkThe utility used its Twitter account - ‏@JHBWater – to report: “Our special service team is isolating water from the outlet to start the excavations onsite. There is no estimation time of completion”.3/3 We will keep residents updated at all times.Wen apologise to those who are affected by this.@CityofJoburgZA— Johannesburg Water (@JHBWater) May 10, 2016junkThe affected suburbs are: Wynberg‚ Bramley‚ Alexandra‚ Raumarais Park‚ Kew‚ Whitney Gardens‚ Corlett Gardens‚ Lombardy ‚ Formain‚ Rembrandt Ridge‚ Dunserven‚ Lyndhurst‚ Glenhazel‚ Sunningdale‚ Savoy Estate‚ Gresswald‚ Highlands North‚ Viewcrest.In other water-related news‚ “a terrible faeces smell after recent rains has stirred concern by local residents and businesses about the water quality of the river that has replaced the sewage-plagued Bruma Lake”‚ the Democratic Alliance said.DA councillor bathes in sinkhole made by a burst pipe in his Secunda backyardWhile portions of South Africa are faced with drought, a Democratic Alliance councillor has decried a 1.5m sinkhole filled with fresh water from a ruptured pipe along a road in Secunda, Mpumalanga. The party said a council report this week showed that the latest e-coli count - done from August to October last year – “found 450 000 counts per 100ml as compared to the 440 000 counts of the previous quarter”.“This is down from the 2.4-million per 100ml in January 2015 but still way over the tolerable limit of 400 per 100ml‚” the DA said.DA councillor Mike Spadino placed the blame for the problem on “broken sewage pipes and unmanageable sewage flows from overcrowded buildings in the Johannesburg city centre”‚ and added that and “upstream litter trap is also currently under repair”...