Residents across Tshwane are beginning to see early signs of relief as parts of the city’s water supply system show gradual recovery following recent disruptions. The City of Tshwane confirmed on Tuesday that inflows into several reservoirs have resumed, marking a positive step toward stabilisation — although many areas remain in a critical state.
According to the municipality, the Ga-Rankuwa reservoirs have stabilised, while limited inflow is now being recorded at the critically low Kruisfontein reservoir. Mabopane reservoirs, though still under pressure, are also showing a gradual rise in water levels, offering cautious optimism.
Soshanguve continues to face challenges, with the DD reservoir remaining low but improving. The Soshanguve L reservoir is still extremely low and critical, and while recovery signs are emerging within the reservoir zone, water levels are not yet sufficient to resume pumping to the tower zone.
In the city’s central supply network, the main receiving reservoirs — Heights HL and Klapperkop — are stable and showed good recovery overnight. The Iscor reservoir has also recovered. However, Lotus Gardens remains in a critical condition with slow recovery, while the Pretoriusrand reservoir is currently empty due to demand exceeding inflow despite continuous pumping.
Attteridgeville HL and Laudium reservoirs remain empty as the system is still not fully charged. While some water movement has been detected, levels are not yet increasing, and officials warn that these highly sensitive systems will require more time to fully recover.
On a more positive note, both the Reeds and Louwlardia reservoirs have recovered, and the Atteridgeville LL reservoir is now showing strong signs of improvement.
The City says it is closely monitoring all sensitive zones, particularly Pretoriusrand, Lotus Gardens, Laudium and Atteridgeville HL, and will continue providing updates as the situation evolves.
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