UPDATED: 25/08/2023 25 AUGUST 1904, De Beers takes over the town council electricity 25 AUGUST 1954, Gallery founder Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin dies. Photographer extraordinaire Alfred Duggan-Cronin Alfred Martin Duggan-Cronin (pictured) was an Irish-born South African photographer who undertook several photographic and collecting ...
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UPDATE: 24 August 2023 – 15:30 There was a burst pipe in Magaliesberg, but the municipality is almost finished with repairs and will be returning water supply soon. There was a miscommunication between the call centre and Newton. The reservoir ...
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UPDATE: 23 August 2023 – 19:06 Waterworks team is busy with a huge burst pipe in Dalham road. They would need to switch off the Newton reservoir so they can work on repairs. Suburbs that are fed directly from the ...
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UPDATE: 17 August 2023 – 18:46 The third high lift pump has been put back in operation, and is pumping through the 600mm. The pipeline has already resumed at the Riverton Water Treatment Plant. This will assist in the recovery ...
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PLANNED TEMPORARY WATER SHUTDOWN Wednesday, 09th August 2023 at 18:00pm until Monday 14th August 2023 at 23:00pm UPDATE: 15 August 2023 – 12:00 Good afternoon, Residents Newton is currently supplying water using one pump. Water is usually supplied using two ...
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UPDATE: 4 August 2023 – 09:20 The Sol Plaatje Municipality hereby gives notice that Cnr Waterworks & Jacobus Smit and Cnr Waterworks and Rogers Avenue will be temporarily closed from Thursday 10 August 2023 from 5am till Tuesday 15 August ...
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UPDATE: 28 July 2023 – 14:30 The Municipality’s waterworks section is working on a damaged fire hydrant. We have switched off Newton Reservoir for a short period to allow waterworks to effect repairs. Once the fire hydrant has been replaced, ...
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UPDATE: 20 July 2023 – 13:06 There is a major burst pipe in Sesing str, in Galeshewe. This pipe is the main pipeline that feeds Galeshewe. In order to repair the burst pipe our waterworks department will have to switch ...
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UPDATE: 18 July 2023 – 20:41 The Municipality’s waterworks section is working on a huge burst pipe. We will have to switch off Newton Reservoir for a short period to allow waterworks to effect repairs. Once repairs are complete, water ...
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UPDATE: 17 July 2023 – 12:03 Good afternoon, Residents. There is a problem with the main supply line, and this has a knock-on effect for Newton reservoir. Most areas in the municipality may temporarily experience little to no water pressure. ...
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