Ward 49
One of Johannesburg's 135 wards, as the Municipal Demarcation Board drew them for the local government election on 4 November 2026. Below are its suburbs and what Johannesburg Water (JW) reported for the reservoirs and towers that supply them.
Suburbs
2 suburbs in Ward 49. Those marked (part) lie only partly in the ward.
- Bram Fischerville (part)
- Valkfontein 238-Iq (part)
We have not found which reservoir or tower supplies Valkfontein 238-Iq. It is a name on the City of Johannesburg's suburb map that we do not track, so it has no page here.
How we place a suburb in a ward: we lay the Municipal Demarcation Board's ward boundaries over the City of Johannesburg's suburb map. A suburb is listed when at least a quarter of it lies in the ward, or when it makes up at least a tenth of the ward. A suburb split by a ward line may be supplied differently in the part outside the ward.
Supplies
The 2 supplies JW links to these suburbs, with the last status JW reported for each. A supply is a reservoir, tower or pump station that JW reports on. Most suburbs draw on more than one.
Live updates during the day: Johannesburg Water ↗ and OurPower ↗. This page keeps the history.
Braamfischerville 1 Reservoir
Supplies Bram Fischerville in this ward.
No JW report since 28 April 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 28 April 2026 at 19:15. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 5 May 2026 at 11:27. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Braamfischerville 2 Reservoir
Supplies Bram Fischerville in this ward.
JW has not reported this supply on any status board we have read.
Ward boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2026. Suburb map: City of Johannesburg. Supplies: JW's reservoir pages and notices. Statuses: JW's System Update boards.
What JW's boards cannot tell you
- Whether water reaches your street or your tap.
- Which streets lose water first: JW warns of higher-lying areas but does not name the streets.
- Why a supply ran low, unless a JW notice gives a reason.
- Pipe bursts, tankers and valve work, which are not on the boards.
Source: JW's System Update boards and notices, read by us. The full list, and how this record is made.