Petition to Rand Water on Constant Water Outages in Benoni
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#1002
I'm signing because water is a basic human right, of which we are being denied this right.Jackie van Zyl (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1005
We are tired of the water issueMaraine Alexander (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1007
The ongoing water cuts on top of the Load Shedding are extremely disruptive and while an outage for a few hours is understandable, the outages often go on for days at a time. Senior ciitzens and people who are on their own may not be able to travel to the tankers that are sometimes made available and how do they manage without any water.Lorena Bentley (BENONI, 2023-03-22)
#1009
I'm very tired of having to battle to do daily things because of no water.Micaela De Vries (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1010
We do not have water and it is a basic human right to waterOlivia Olivier (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1012
The delivery of water to all areas of Benoni is a serious concern - water outages or constant low water pressure is a regular occurance and requires urgent attention.Christo Wessels (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1013
Basic water is a human right and sanitation is a service I pay for.Anneli Botha (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1014
Water is a basic necessity for a healthy life.Andrew Crackett (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1015
The continuous water cutts/shortage not acceptable. We have a democratic right towards paid water. This damages residents appliances such as geysers, which is no more covered by insurance. I have never seen Benoni so bad in about 36 years. Other East Rand towns have no water problems. Service before politics please. Our president spoke about incompetence yesterday. Please ship out and employ competent workersAndrew Holder (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1016
Water is a basic right and you are unable to supply water to a well established town and neighborhood.Scott Richmond (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1017
Unemployed.Khanyisile Madonsela (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1020
We are powerless to control our own lives. We have the right to water. No more excuses. Tell the truth.Merial Fridberg (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1021
The current situation with regular extended periods of no access to water is totally unacceptable.Warren Mathers (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1023
I am an affected residentPieter Brand (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1025
Enough is enough!! And for the future of ny children.Aletta Potgieter (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1026
Water is my democratic right. Maintenance to the infrastructure is a necessity.Marianne Ferreira (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1028
Too many water outages occur. Too many interruptions occur. Also too many contradictory reasons are given for lack of water supply. Highly distressing & will result in sewage blockages.Barbara Anderson (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1030
This borders on sabotage. No accountability from Rand Water. When air rushes through my meter it spins like crazy. Then I pay for the equivalent "air spinning " as a sewerage cost. My water bill sky high but have not had water on a few periods now. Somewhere there is a huge burst underground pipe and we will have to suffer and pay until there is another,"sinkhole" to then be fixed at snails pace and have no water again. Where are the common anticipation and proactive service providers once knew?Heather Kruger (BENONI, 2023-03-22)
#1031
The current water issues are untenable.Gavin Turner (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1032
I am tired of paying for services not renderedLizelle Naude (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1033
I am a resident of Benoni and affected by the lack of water.Erin Du Preez (Ekurhuleni, 2023-03-22)
#1034
I am being affected by this issue as well as my family and the school I work for. There has been a lack of communication and different contradicting stories being told.Jessica Amy Wittstock (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1035
We continuously sit with low water pressure, no water on a daily basis. Reservoirs are not being filled adequately. We recently sat for 4 days with not a drop of water in the pipes. Open the tap and nothing comes out. We had to go buy bottled water daily. It’s unacceptable to live like this.Sharon Whitehead (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1039
Tired of not having reliable running water.Jantus de Meyer (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1040
Its my human right to have clean water supplied.Brenda Bisschoff (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1044
I'm signing this petition because I'm gatvol of paying for a service wr not gettingLeighton Jamieson (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1045
Sick to death of the lies and endless stories about why we dont have access to our basic human right... Water!Suanne Farrar (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1046
Petitioning against water shortages that's become unacceptable including low pressure. Totally unacceptableSelven Govender (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1047
I am fed up with not having water almost every day now but still paying ....and working when it its turned off at night means I leave for work Before and only arrive home when its down to a trickle as being turned off. Why is it only this small part of Benoni. Even close by areas have water so those lame excuses from Rand Water make no senseRosie Cowan (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1048
Water is a right and I am sick and tired of being inconvenienced.Lesley Silber (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1049
We need this sorted urgentlyLinda Walton (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1050
Water a problem. No pressure or no water at all.Gerry Thirion (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1051
No waterMary Preston (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1052
It’s a humanitarian crisis happening in Benoni. No water, no power, no waste removal.Not sure why it’s always worse in our area B16, but it’s disgusting. People in charge should be ashamed of themselves.
Liesl Bowett (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1053
signing due to lack of water in Northmead extension 4 Benoni as this has been going on for more than 3 months and residents get billed for air in pipes and no water.we do not get water as a basic right.M Kleinhans (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1054
It is a basic human right to have fresh clean drinking water. Our homes businesses schools old age homes can not function without water. The excuses we are fed with are ridiculous. The problem is more like the purification plants are not working.Michele Briggs (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1055
I'm sick of paying a premium for a service that is not provided.Water is a basic human right to which we should have uninterrupted access
Megan Pinker (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1056
I am sick & tired if the pathetic excuses regarding no water time & time again. Water is a basic right for EVERY SA Citizen. At this point in time it does not existLOL McINTYRR (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1057
I am tired of no water for hours even weeks on end, not being able to shower or even just wash dishes, chasing water trucks that run out because of the amount of people desperate for water, watching the elderly battling for water.Sheryl Taylor (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1060
I'm signing because I am sick and tired of waking up with no running water. This is not a luxury, its a basic human right and service that I pay for, but as usual, the ANC government is good at taking tax payers money but incredibly poor at using this money for infrastructure development and maintenance or anything else that it should actually be spent on, instead of paying dodgy suppliers and useless government staff.Chris Charnock (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1061
I am frustrated by the continued disruption to water supply in our area. Access to water is a basic human right which we are constantly denied.Lynda Niemandt (Bebobi, 2023-03-22)
#1062
Not only is having water inconvenience but it is also very unhygienic, and it is also a living requirement for drink and food.Janet O'Bryan (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1064
Im signing this petition to stop our water being cut of for days / hours.Samantha Fouche (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1066
I'm signing because it's unacceptable to be living this way when you pay for a service and get nothing in return. Not acceptable as it's a basic human right to have running water.ROCHELE De Canha (BENONI, 2023-03-22)
#1067
I have no damn water and its ridiculous that we have no power and now no waterChristiaan Pelser (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1068
Water outages in FarrarmereClaudia Soares (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1069
Sick of not having any water!Mandy Campbell (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1070
The constant water shortage in our area is really affecting pensioners and the disabledDawn Martins (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1072
Ek is gatvol om sonder water te sit. Dit is belaglik!!!Johan Wessels (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1073
We cant carry on like this having no water.Rex Ferreira (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1077
I'm tired of the constant water outages.Nakita Faulhaber (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1078
No water supplyMagda Olckers (Goedeburg, 2023-03-22)
#1080
Tired of Benoni always having water shortages. So many old people thats really sufferingSusan Homan (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1081
Water is a basic human right, written and ratified by the government. You the government must maintain the system by all means possible, by means of cleaning, filtering, replacing piping (replacing the whole system, not just patching) and general maintenance. The money for the maintenance should be budgeted for and released.Your values are in the wrong place. The people should be your priority!
Kathryn Bamford (Farrarmere, 2023-03-22)
#1082
I and my community are constantly and negatively affected by these water interruptions. Some that last several days and sometimes weeks.It is appalling that something as basic as water is being denied to tax-paying citizens due to constant failures from Randwater and CoE... A Basic human right essential, that I have the "privilege" to pay for and yet somehow barely receive. I also have the privilege of dealing with the aftermath once they "restore" water, all be it temporarily. There are times when the water returns, and it is dirty, foul, brown and undrinkable. This water is obviously the last bit of sludge at the bottom of the reservoirs that have been bled dry to the extremes! There is also very worryingly an obscene amount of air that comes through the pipes that not only damage the existing poorly maintained infrastructure, but the pipes in our homes. Causing financial strain not just due to damage, but also causing exacerbated metre readings. Our monthly usage has not changed, the number of people have not changed. But our Billing has noticeably gone up. This is obvious when compared to other months usages(when there were no outages) This is because what little water is in the pipes, is forced through the meter's impeller at high velocity by this air... Leading to inaccurate and high billing.
Even the manufacturers of the meters have stated "the impeller will turn due to air", despite what CoE and the billing dept would like to claim. And we the citizens of Ekurhuleni especially here in Benoni are expected to pay these falsely inflated costs or suffer having a service is disconnected.The entire situation is worsened by the Northmead tower that has been an ongoing construction for years. Somehow incompetent CoE employees have damaged the controller and pump units that regulate the tower. At one stage the pump was on one Power Grid(B16) and the control unit on another (B10). This means we were without water regardless of which section was loadshedding. CoE after much nagging have managed to get both the pump and the control on the same Grid. But still we have no usable water most days. Because once power is restored to B10, B16 goes into loadshedding. And when B16 is restored, B10 goes into loadshedding. So we have little to no instances when we have both power and water. This is due to the fact that there is no backup power to keep the Northmead tower operational. No one at CoE thought this was big enough of an issue to do something about it, but now that we have this existing and ongoing issue compounded by the latest run of RandWater failures it has become untenable!
Michael Van Eeden (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1083
No more water outagesPamela Mostert (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1084
Rand water is taking away our basic human right to waterJonathan Green (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1086
It’s actually against the basic human rights to not have water on a constant basis.Colleen Engles (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1087
We have the right to water which is paid for. Sporadic water supply is causing serious dammage to pipework and geyser systems, which with the power outages cannot be controlled domestically and we as consumers understand the pressure on local government to assist a system they cannot control!Jan van Vuuren (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1089
Petition to Rand Water on Constant Water Outages in BenoniMarius Du Plooy (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1090
Our water off x3days at a timeHybrugh Diedrichsen (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1091
In fedup to be treated like a squatter, and pay as if i am kingRoelf Van Loggerenberg (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1092
Bathing of the small child is always n problem without water.Andries Kotze (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1093
We cannot take a bath or do washing and all our work around the houseAnna Riekert (Brentwood park, 2023-03-22)
#1095
Because i am fed up for not having access to water for common household needs.Tired of paying for services and getting nothing in return. Sort the problem out, and get rid of the useless managers and Directors that does not xare about the citizensBen Grobler (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1096
It is a basic human right to have water.Going without water for 2 to 3 days has an physcological and emotional disstress on a humanbeing as well as physical disstress.
And Benoni nowadays don't have water on a daily basis, especially in the mornings when one nees to get ready for work or in the evenings when returning from work.
Sonnita Strydom (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1098
Tired of not having waterAlida Waldeck (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1100
Tired of no waterPaul Davies (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1101
It is my basic human rights to have water.Peter Strydom (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1102
Because it has become completely ridiculous with the level of complete incompetence. I can't believe that after 4 years of loadshedding, there is still no contingency plan in place. We would not be in this situation if there has been continual maintenance. No excuses. 29 years of corruption and mismanagement has now brought on a mafia state. Well done.Robert Peeters (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1103
I'm signing because I have no water and it is my right as a south african to recieve sufficient water which we are not.Sage Evans (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1106
Hope the water problems will be in the past in the near future!Veronica Kruger (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1107
Unacceptable NO WATER! It is a human RIGHTGeraldine Hatting (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1109
I am tired of never having water despite the fact that our water bill is astronomical every month. We paying for something we not receiving! Enough is enoughKristyl Lucas (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1111
I am signing this petition because water is an essential commodity and not a luxury. Water is an essential commodity to sustain life and it is a crime against humanity to deny an essential commodity such as water.Reinette Potgieter (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1112
We never have water, if we do its for a day then 8hours without water. We have spend money we don't have for tanks and water drums.Werner Vos (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1115
Water is a basic need.Valerie Corlett (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1116
Fed up with water issuesChantel Coleman (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1117
Basic right to waterAdel Bester (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1118
This is due to corruption and Cadre deployment.Neels de Jager (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1120
It's frustrating and annoying that we can't rely on basic services. This is becoming a human rights issue. What about those that don't have transport to get water which the water tankers come around at night. It's not safe.Debra Griffiths (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1122
We are the only town CONSTANTLY affected by water outages. We are aware that there are alternative solutions to the problem and those routes need to be explored. We pay our taxes, our water and our electricity bills and therefore should have our basic needs met.Laetitia Alberts (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1124
I am fed up! Paying for a service and a basic Human right that I am not getting!!Marla Kruger (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1125
I find the quality of service delivery of water services in Brentwood Park area very often unreliable.Ronald Jordaan (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1126
Water is basic human rightJackie Jooste (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1130
I am sick of the water outages and being able to live a normal life. Having to buy water to wash hands and brush teeth and still pay astronomical amounts to Ekhurleni municipality each month is unacceptableMichelle Cross (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1132
I am tired of water outages as a tax paying residentTanya Johnson (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1133
I live in Northmead and hardly ever have water.Steven Cook (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1134
To have running water is a human right.I pay for a service.
Ronel James (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1135
We pay for a service that is pathetic. I can't help thinking that it is sabotage by the government run Rand Water. There were 2 excuses from them this morning, if it's not sabotage then it is absolute incompetence or bothJeanne Woodman (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1136
I am signing this petition because we live in Northmead, Benoni and are suffering due to lack of water supply by Rand Water. The reservoirs do not fill up after Load shedding. The pipes are bursting and the pumps are breaking due to the load shedding.Beryl Maasdorp (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1138
Water is our right.Peter Knottenbelt (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1139
To stop the water issues.Daisy Ezra (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1141
Water issuesNeels Erasmus (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1143
I stay in Goedeburg and I pay all my fees as expected. But many days we have such poor water pressure or no water at all. Please help.Delia Botha (Goedeburg Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1144
The water situation and ongoing shortage/stoppage is inhumane, unhygengic and unsanitary.Liezel Steyn (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1145
Constant water outage.Andre Karels (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1146
Constant issues with water supply, which should not be the case as it is our constitutional right to have fair and consistent access to water.Mike Helps (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1147
We are sick and tired of our basic human right to water being violated.Bronya Wittstock (Farrarmere, 2023-03-22)
#1148
I'm signing this petition because this is total and utter abuse of rate payers money and our basic human rights!!!! This when South Africa is supposedly all about human rights!!!This seems to be just another ESKOM money laundering/corruption story!
Viljoen Ans (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1154
Nine day without running water is ENOUGH!!!🤬🤬
Mel Ware (Brentwood Park, 2023-03-22)
#1156
Pay a lot of money monthly for no water available ever.Elsa Frisby (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1157
We pay so much a money a month for rates and taxes yet our basic needs are hardly ever met. Water being one of them. I have a 19month old child and I am constantly having to make a plan to bath her at night. Which is honestly so sad.I have lived in Benoni all my life and never thought I would have to deal with issues such as no water. Something needs to be done!!!!
Tiffany Wilson (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1158
I'm signing because I am living in an urban area, pay rates, pay my water account, but never seem to have water. This has been an issue in Northmead for years due to loadshedding at the water tower, but now we are being fed a story about power outages at Rand Water? How many years have we had loadshedding, and never had days and days of no water. Why are the reservoirs not filling? More lies about people using all the water. Was a feasibility study done before the brand new amazing water tower was constructed to check there is enough capacity in the reservoirs? Or is our new water tower just another multi million Rand waste of money so some corrupt officials could make a bit on the side? The pumps are now being switched off at 8pm until 5am. I shower at 5am, which is really difficult with no water. Loadshedding is mentally draining, having no water on top of it is the last straw. We can't invite visitors any more as it is too embarrassing to hand them a bucket of water when they need to use the toilet. We are going backwards at an alarming rate.Please tell us the truth, and sort this out.
Rebecca Van Eeden (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1159
I don't like water outagesJaden Van wyk (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1162
Beside being a democratic right, water outages are a health hazard.Peter Benn (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1164
Its getting ridigulious nowMaxine Breetzke (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1165
We can not live with the continuous water outages , it makes me re-consider living here as i am ready to move ,i have no faith in rand water nor how the city is run anymore , our rights are not taken into consideration at allDavid Prinsloo (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1169
I’m signing because I live in Farrarmere Benoni and the water situation is despicable to say the leastNichola Tromp (Gauteng, 2023-03-22)
#1170
The ongoing water outages for days that we have experienced pose a serious health risk due to unsanitary conditions caused by a lack of water.Gail Fellows-Smith (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1171
Having water is a basic human right. The outages on water are extremely disruptive.Jeanetta Rademeyer (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1172
Rand Water constant outages in BenoniZelda Brown (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1175
The lack of water situation in Benoni is intolerable and an infringement of our human rights.Helene Macaskill (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1176
I am signing this petition as the on going water situasion in Goedeburg is really concerning and I am basically tired of getting home with no waterTrishia Swanepoel (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1177
The inadequate supply of water to Benoni is totally unsatisfactory. We cannot possibly even begin to call ourselves a first world country. How can we possibly expect overseas investment into South Africa when we cannot supply our citizens and foreign visitors the most basic facilities.Gayle Shaw (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1179
We constantly have no water pressure and now more outages than everHannelie Van zyl (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1181
The fact that I have to sit with out water for days on end. And if we get water it smells like s**t. We have to boil water before you can drink it. Not fear I don't pay with money that's not good enough!!!!Bokkie Matthews (Brentwood park, 2023-03-22)
#1184
We need a consistent supply of waterBarbara Malherbe (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1185
I am signing because it is rediculous to think that we are without water and power for most parts of the day...this needs to stop. We need water to survive and carry on with normal day to day. Please get this resolved!Roche Van heerden (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1186
Of the water outages That needs to stop!!Kim Jordaan (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1187
GatvolCecilia Kukard (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1188
According to section 27(1)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, everyone has the right to have access to 'sufficient' water; however this is not the case as Benoni 2 and 3 Reservoirs have consistently had low / or no water supply. These reservoirs are key water points that supply water to the residents of Benoni The residents of Benoni urgently request that Rand Water provides a long-term solution to the continuing and regular water outages experienced in the area by, ensuring water is delivered timeously and in sufficient quantities to maintain the optimum levels in Benoni 2 & 3 Reservoirs.Sandra Pelati (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1189
Stop water outagesDean Botha (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1190
I have been severely affected by the recent water shortages. I find it unacceptable that we are without this basic human right that we in fact pay for.Vanessa Kemp (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1191
It is unacceptable to be without water when there is enough water in the dams.Despite loadshedding being downgraded, the reservoirs still do not fill up. Some officials to not do their work properly or is it deliberate sabotage?
Erazuna Hendrikse (Farrarmere, 2023-03-22)
#1192
I am signing this as water is a necessity, not a luxury. I need water to live, to sustain my family and stay healthy. It is absolutely inexusable that I am not given this, due to incompetence by people at RandWater.Charlene Duvenhage (Johannesburg, 2023-03-22)
#1193
Water is a basic right and we can not go without waterMichael Breytenbach (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1194
The constant water shortages in Benoni are beyond ridiculous!! Get the systems fixed properly and permanently!! We are sick of all the excuses!!Renee Braithwaite (Benoni, 2023-03-22)
#1196
Because we are tired of the water outageWerda Botha (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1197
No water in BenoniErika Du Toit (Brentwoodpark, 2023-03-22)
#1198
I’m sick and tired and frustrated with the water outagesKlaas Lammers (Benoni , 2023-03-22)
#1200
We are paying for water of which we don't haveMartie Ludick (Farrarmere , 2023-03-22)