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Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 20:30. Water from South Hills Tower.

South Hills Tower: short of water on 15 days this year.

From 185 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.

South Hills TowerShort of water

At 13:10 JW wrote: “No pumping poor incoming supply.”

Then a JW warning. At 20:30 JW wrote: “No pumping, poor incoming supply.”

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Your street may differ: each report covers a reservoir or tower and the area it feeds, and higher streets lose water first. What JW's words mean

Day by day

In 2026 so far: 15 days short of water for South Hills Tower, from 185 days with a report. A typical supply in the city, the median one (half had fewer), had 4 days.

Each square is a day, as JW reported it for a supply: a reservoir or tower that JW reports on. The number at the right is the month's days short of water.

In 2026 so far, JW reported South Hills Tower short of water on 15 days

3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 276 days with a JW report.

2025
Mar3 Mar: supplying adequately4 Mar: no report5 Mar: supplying adequately6 Mar: supplying adequately7 Mar: supplying adequately8 Mar: supplying adequately9 Mar: supplying adequately10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: supplying adequately18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: supplying adequately26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report0
Apr1 Apr: supplying adequately2 Apr: supplying adequately3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: no report5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: supplying adequately8 Apr: no report9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: no report20 Apr: no report21 Apr: no report22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: no report24 Apr: no report25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: no report0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: no report5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: supplying adequately13 May: no report14 May: no report15 May: supplying adequately16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: no report22 May: no report23 May: supplying adequately24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: supplying adequately27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report0
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: no report3 Jun: poor pressure to no water4 Jun: no report5 Jun: no report6 Jun: supplying adequately7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying adequately9 Jun: supplying adequately10 Jun: supplying adequately11 Jun: supplying adequately12 Jun: supplying adequately13 Jun: supplying adequately14 Jun: supplying adequately15 Jun: supplying adequately16 Jun: supplying adequately17 Jun: supplying adequately18 Jun: supplying adequately19 Jun: supplying adequately20 Jun: supplying adequately21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately1
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: supplying adequately3 Jul: supplying adequately4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying adequately8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying adequately11 Jul: supplying adequately12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: supplying adequately16 Jul: supplying adequately17 Jul: no report18 Jul: no report19 Jul: supplying adequately20 Jul: supplying adequately21 Jul: supplying adequately22 Jul: supplying adequately23 Jul: supplying adequately24 Jul: supplying fairly25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report0
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying fairly2 Feb: supplying adequately3 Feb: supplying adequately4 Feb: supplying fairly5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: critically low8 Feb: no report9 Feb: poor pressure in places10 Feb: no report11 Feb: no report12 Feb: no report13 Feb: no report14 Feb: no report15 Feb: no report16 Feb: no report17 Feb: no report18 Feb: no report19 Feb: no report20 Feb: no report21 Feb: no report22 Feb: no report23 Feb: no report24 Feb: no report25 Feb: no report26 Feb: no report27 Feb: no report28 Feb: no report1
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: no report6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: no report9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: no report13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: supplying adequately16 Mar: supplying adequately17 Mar: supplying adequately18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: supplying adequately22 Mar: supplying adequately23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: poor pressure to no water26 Mar: poor pressure to no water27 Mar: supplying fairly28 Mar: supplying fairly29 Mar: supplying adequately30 Mar: supplying adequately31 Mar: supplying fairly2
Apr1 Apr: supplying fairly2 Apr: supplying fairly3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: supplying adequately5 Apr: no report6 Apr: supplying adequately7 Apr: supplying adequately8 Apr: supplying adequately9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: supplying adequately13 Apr: critically low14 Apr: supplying adequately15 Apr: supplying adequately16 Apr: supplying adequately17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: supplying adequately20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: supplying adequately22 Apr: supplying fairly23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: supplying adequately25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: supplying adequately27 Apr: supplying adequately28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately1
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: supplying adequately5 May: supplying fairly6 May: supplying adequately7 May: supplying adequately8 May: supplying adequately9 May: supplying fairly10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: no report13 May: supplying adequately14 May: supplying adequately15 May: supplying adequately16 May: supplying adequately17 May: supplying adequately18 May: supplying adequately19 May: supplying adequately20 May: critically low21 May: supplying adequately22 May: supplying adequately23 May: supplying adequately24 May: supplying adequately25 May: supplying adequately26 May: supplying adequately27 May: supplying adequately28 May: supplying adequately29 May: critically low30 May: poor pressure to no water31 May: supplying fairly3
Jun1 Jun: poor pressure to no water2 Jun: poor pressure in places3 Jun: critically low4 Jun: poor pressure in places5 Jun: poor pressure in places6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying adequately9 Jun: supplying adequately10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: supplying adequately12 Jun: supplying adequately13 Jun: supplying adequately14 Jun: supplying adequately15 Jun: supplying adequately16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying adequately18 Jun: supplying adequately19 Jun: supplying adequately20 Jun: supplying adequately21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: no report2
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: supplying adequately3 Jul: supplying adequately4 Jul: no report5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying adequately8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying adequately11 Jul: supplying adequately12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: supplying adequately16 Jul: supplying adequately17 Jul: critically low18 Jul: critically low19 Jul: supplying fairly20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying adequately22 Jul: supplying adequately23 Jul: supplying adequately24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: supplying adequately26 Jul: no report27 Jul: supplying adequately28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying adequately30 Jul: supplying adequately31 Jul: supplying adequately2
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: supplying adequately3 Aug: supplying adequately4 Aug: supplying adequately5 Aug: supplying adequately6 Aug: poor pressure to no water7 Aug: poor pressure to no water8 Aug: poor pressure to no water9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: warning: no water may occur12 Aug: supplying adequately13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying adequately15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying adequately18 Aug: supplying adequately19 Aug: supplying adequately20 Aug: supplying adequately21 Aug: supplying adequately22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: supplying adequately25 Aug: supplying fairly26 Aug: supplying adequately27 Aug: supplying adequately28 Aug: supplying adequately29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: supplying adequately3
Sep1 Sep: supplying adequately2 Sep: supplying adequately3 Sep: supplying adequately4 Sep: supplying adequately5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying adequately8 Sep: supplying adequately9 Sep: supplying adequately10 Sep: supplying adequately11 Sep: supplying adequately12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: supplying adequately15 Sep: supplying adequately16 Sep: supplying adequately17 Sep: supplying adequately18 Sep: supplying adequately19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: supplying adequately22 Sep: supplying adequately23 Sep: supplying adequately24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying adequately26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying adequately29 Sep: poor pressure to no water1
  • water as normal
  • supplying fairly
  • JW warned
  • low, or weak in places
  • short of water
  • critically low
  • shut for the night
  • no JW report
  • still filling in

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “In 2026 so far, JW reported South Hills Tower short of water on 15 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/south-hills#fig-year

The data as a table
MonthDays reportedDays in recordAdequate or fairPoor pressure in places, or lowWarning: no water may occurPoor pressure to no waterCritically lowOvernight closure
March 202518291800000
April 202513301300000
May 202512311200000
June 202526302500100
July 202522312200000
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026628410010
March 202620311800200
April 202629302800010
May 202630312700120
June 202629302430110
July 202629312700020
August 202622311801300
September 202620291900100

A day counts as short of water when JW's worst report for it that day was “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”, as happening or expected (expected most often means higher streets). A warning that it may occur does not count.

In short

The latest JW report on this site is from 29 September 2026; the site last read JW's website on 1 October. That day South Hills Tower had weak water or none at 13:10 and had a warning of weak water or none at 20:30. This year South Hills Tower was short of water on 15 of the 185 days JW reported it. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. No JW notice we have read names South Hills Tower.

Latest JW report

South Hills Tower, 29 September 2026: weak water or none at 13:10 (JW: “No pumping poor incoming supply”), then a warning of weak water or none at 20:30 (JW: “No pumping, poor incoming supply”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

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Where South Hills gets its water

JW links South Hills to one supply, South Hills Tower.

SupplySystemHow JW links it to South Hills
South Hills TowerCentralOn JW's list of towers, June 2024, as South Hills, South Hills Ext.1. Source 1 ↗

Outages

JW reported 11 outages on South Hills's supply since March 2025. The longest lasted at least 3.4 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: South Hills Tower.

JW's end dates

No JW notice we have read stated an end time for this supply. Each end date against what happened: South Hills Tower.

Under strain

In 2026 so far, South Hills had 16 days under strain: days when JW reported any of its supplies low or worse, or warned that higher-lying areas may lose water. This is a wider count than days short of water.

The network is linked. When a supply runs low, the reservoirs and towers around it carry more. At such times JW's boards sometimes warn of “poor pressure to no water in higher-lying areas”: under strain, higher streets lose water first. JW does not say which streets those are.

What JW's boards cannot tell you

JW's boards report reservoirs and towers, so some things are not in this record:

Source: JW's System Update boards and notices, read by us. The full list, and how this record is made.