Ward 59

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.

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Suburbs

2 suburbs in Ward 59. Those marked (part) lie only partly in the ward.

Hillbrow (part)
Johannesburg (part)

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 3 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.

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.

Ward 59

Suburbs

Supplies

Brixton 1 Reservoir

Brixton Reservoir

Yeoville Reservoir

What JW's boards cannot tell you