Tag Archives: Kimberley Infrastructure

UPDATE: 14 January 2026 – 20:00 Good evening, Residents As of 19:57, all pumps are off at Newton. I was on site. There is a leak on one of the pipes near the tower. Waterworks has already drained the site. ...

UPDATE: 11 January 2026 – 16:20 ALERT: TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – HIGH-LYING AREAS Burst pipe corner Hercules and Central Road, Beaconsfield; necessitated switching-off of pumps at Newton Reservoirs. Repair Work: About to be completed and supply will be reinstalled ...

UPDATE:  7 JANUARY 2026 – 16:00 ALERT: TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – HERLEAR SUBSTATION – ERNESTVILLE, CASSANDRA AND COUNTRY LODGE Electricians are on-site. The testing team awaited amid an explosion at Herlear Substation. Outage Impact Areas: Cassandra, Ernestville.and Country Lodge. ...

UPDATE: 10 December 2025 – 17:00 ALERT: PLANNED TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – RHODES AVENUE – THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2025 Cause: A contractor under the municipality’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) will be installing a T-piece pipe connector in Rhodes ...

UPDATE:  11 DECEMBER 2025 – 08:45 UPDATE 3: TEMPORARY POWER OUTAGE IN HOMEVALE EXTENSION – RING MAIN UNIT VANDALISED Latest On Repair Work: Our electricians are still onsite. A new Ring Main Unit (RMU) has been installed. Several High Tension ...

UPDATE: 8 December 2025 – 17:00 ALERT: TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION ON TUESDAY, 09 DECEMBER 2025 – RETSWELELE, IPELENG, IPOPENG, TLHAGENG, PHUTANANG AND KATIMA MOLELO – 09:00 TO 16:00 * A contractor will be installing a pressure reducing valve at ...

UPDATE: 3 December 2025 – 07:30 ALERT: ELECTRICAL UPGRADE AT RIVERTON WATER TREATMENT PLANT – SWITCH-OFF SET TO RESULT IN LOW WATER PRESSURE IN ROODEPAN The Riverton Water Treatment Plant will be switched off after 09:00: • The electrical contractor ...

UPDATE: 1 December 2025 – 15:45 ALERT: TEMPORARY WATER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – NEWTON RESERVOIRS PUMPS SWITCHED-OFF DUE TO BURST PIPE Reason: Necessitated by burst 150mm diameter pipe in Millner Street, Belgravia. Action: The repair work will take more or less ...

UPDATE: 30 November 2025 – 09:15 ALERT: TEMPORARY (ONE-HOUR) POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION TO FOLLOW – HERLEAR SUBSTATION – TODAY, SUNDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2025 – 11:00 TO 12:00 Eskom will be conducting maintenance on the 66kV circuit breaker at Herlear Substation ...

UPDATE: 27 NOVEMBER 2025 – 08:40 ALERT: TEMPORARY POWER SUPPLY INTERRUPTION – ROODEPAN Reported: We are aware of the power outage in parts of Roodepan. Cause: 11kV End blown on Switchouse No 2 Feeder from Midlands Substation. Action: Electricians are ...