Empangeni residents must brace for 12-hour water shutdown
Empangeni residents are being urged to store water ahead of a 12-hour planned shutdown tomorrow for routine maintenance of the Water Treatment Works.
Residents can expect to be without water from 6am to 6pm.
Mhlathuze Water says it will be conducting a routine check-up on the 800-millimetre pipeline from Nsezi to Empangeni.
Municipal Spokesperson Mdu Ncalane says the planned water shutdown is aimed at fixing and servicing the bulk line to ensure that water supply is not interrupted in future.
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He says the following areas will be affected:
eMpangeni CBD
Panorama, Kildare
Noordsig, Nyala Park
Hillview
Fairview
Carsdale
Grantham Park
eMpangeni Rail
Kuleka
Dumisani Makhaye Village
Matshana
Mevamhlophe
uDondolo
and wards 9, 23, 24, 25 and parts of ward 27 and 31.
