Tag Archives: Riverton

UPDATE: 30 May 2023 – 10:24 Emergency Repair Work: 30th May 2023, from 18:00pm to 04:00am (10hrs) There is an excessive leak on the 600mm bulk water pipeline, between Riverton and Mid station, which must be repaired as a matter ...

19 May 1879, Presbyterian Church foundation stone laid by Sir Walter Frere, New Main Road. 19 May 1881, First sod turned for the new Newton reservoir by Moses Cornwall. (Pictured is the reservoir wall in 1899 being used by the ...

UPDATE: 17 January 2023 – 16:07 The storage tower at Newton Reservoir was totally empty which has resulted in very low to no water pressure in various areas. I’ve communicated with two senior officials of Waterworks regarding this unresolved issue ...

UPDATE: 20 December 2022 – 06:50 We have completed the installation of 4 motors at Riverton and all were put into operation at about 20:00pm last night. Riverton is back in operation with 2 High Lift Pumps running. Water supply ...

The Community of Riverton and surroundings are warned to avoid the banks of the River and not to risk fishing as the levels of the water are continuing to rise. As indicated previously the staff at the Riverton Purification Plant ...

Water Shutdown UPDATE: 26/10/2020 – 15:00 We have resumed water supply for high topographical areas of the City from Newton Reservoir. The levels are down because of the down time.  Lower topographical such as Roodepan and Galeshewe may experience lose ...

Water Interruption To Increase Newton Levels An urgent appeal is being made to the Residents of the City to Reduce their daily Water Consumption Drastically. The city’s consumption levels is currently extremely high, even when repairs work on the reticulation ...

UPDATE 23/12/2018 WATER SHUTDOWN UPDATE: There may still be some areas without water due to localized problems. If you still have no water please report the issue to the Sol Plaatje Call Centre on 053 830 6111. For more details on ...

Rumours and fake news regarding the City Wide Water Shutdown of 20-21 December 2018 are already flying around Facebook and WhatsApp. According to the latest updates from Sol Plaatje Municipality the shutdown is still scheduled to commence at 1pm Thursday, ...

WATCH:  Sol Plaatje Executive Mayor, Patrick Mabilo, giving a media update on the upcoming Kimberley Water Shutdown from 20/12/2018 to 21/12/2018