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Bezuidenhout Valley Water Quality Test Results

Johannesburg Water confirms that water samples collected on 23 and 25 October 2026 from the affected properties along 8th Avenue, at the corners of 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Streets in Bezuidenhout Valley, meet the required water quality standards for both microbiological and chemical parameters.

The follow-up samples collected on 25 October were taken as an additional precaution to verify water quality. Both sets of results are compliant.

The precautionary water quality alert has therefore been lifted. JW technical team will arrange to open water as soon practically possible. Customers in the affected properties may resume normal water use, including drinking, cooking, and other household activities.

Customer are encouraged to kindly flush the internal property pipeline system by opening your taps in the house for a short while to remove any water which was in the line during this time.

Johannesburg Water apologises for the inconvenience and thanks affected residents for their patience and cooperation during the sampling and testing process.

Service queries can be logged through the following channels:

  • 0860 056 2874/010 061 4470
  • fault@jwater.co.za
  • Facebook: Johannesburg Water
  • X: @JHBWater
  • WhatsApp channel: Johannesburg Water
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Museum Africa: Art Collection

The museum’s collection is staggering, housing approximately 850,000 objects that range from the prehistoric to the contemporary. It is one of the few institutions that attempts to tell the story of Southern Africa from the Stone Age to the nuclear age. The “Johannesburg Transformations” exhibition is the museum’s centerpiece, dragging the visitor through the chaotic evolution of the city. It doesn’t shy away from the grime; it features detailed reconstructions of “shack life,” the illegal “shebeens” (speakeasies) of the 1950s, and the vibrant but overcrowded “backyard rooms” that defined the black urban experience during Apartheid. One of its most sobering permanent displays is the “Tried for Treason” exhibit, which meticulously documents the 1956 Treason Trial. Visitors can see the portraits of all 156 accused—including Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, and Albertina Sisulu—and read the “little red books” placed beneath each photo, where the public is invited to write their own reflections and facts about these liberation icons.

Deep within the museum’s labyrinthine halls, you’ll find specialized branches that are world-class in their own right. The Bensusan Museum of Photography sits on the top floor, acting as a shrine to the visual history of the continent. It contains everything from rare 19th-century daguerreotypes to the legendary photojournalism of the Drum magazine era. Meanwhile, the Geology Museum houses over 17,000 specimens, including a definitive collection of the rocks and minerals that made Johannesburg possible. It is a place where you can see the actual gold-bearing conglomerate reefs of the Witwatersrand up close, stripped of their commercial value and presented as scientific wonders.