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NEW JOBS AT RAND WATER: 2022 UPDATE

New jobs at Rand Water: 2022 update

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About Rand Water

Rand Water is the largest bulk water utility in Africa and is one of the largest in the world, providing bulk potable water to more than 11 million people in Gauteng, parts of Mpumalanga, the Free State and North West – an area that stretches over 18 000 km2.

The Witwatersrand sits on the South African Highveld and consists of mostly grasslands with summer rains with an average yearly of 784mm rainfall.[1]: 210  The Witwatersrand ridge stretches for 96 km from east to west with rivers north of the ridge flowing to north into the Limpopo and into the Indian Ocean while the rivers south of the ridge flow south into the Vaal and Orange River and into the Atlantic Ocean.[1]: 210  The rivers in the Witwatersrand tended to dry out in the winter and were therefore a poor source of water and semiarid with grasslands and soil more suitable for cattle and sheep farming prior to the discovery of gold.[1]: 210 

Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand during March 1886 and several communities would rapidly develop from tents, to villages, towns and eventually into a city called Johannesburg.[1]: 213  Being on the watershed of two river systems, the area was always short of water for the growing industry and community.[1]: 214  After the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), the British government took control of the Transvaal Colony and with the need to restore gold mining to pre-war levels. The Transvaal administration decided to centralise the management of water resources on the Witwatersrand and the Rand Water Board was formed on 8 May 1903 with the enactment of Rand Water Board Incorporation Ordinance No. 32.[1]: 217 [2]

The Board would be made up of eleven members recommended by the Governor of the Transvaal Colony, the Johannesburg Town Council, the Chamber of Mines and other municipalities at the time and would amalgamate all other companies currently supply water to that point.[2][3]: 416  The initial eleven members consisted of five members from the Chamber of Mines, three from the Johannesburg municipality, one from Germiston/Boksburg, one from Springs and one from Krugersdorp/Roodepoort.[4]: 56  It would commence operations in 1905.[2] Later membership increased to 34 as Benoni joined in 1906, the Railways in 1914, Brakpan in 1920, Randfontein in 1929, Nigel in 1935 and Pretoria and Vereeniging in 1944.

Available Jobs

How to apply? Click any of the abovementioned job posts to apply. > Rand Water (erecruit.co)

Be aware of fraudulent activities and unwarranted misrepresentations on behalf of RW. No money exchange or any form of reward is expected from potential applicants in response to any vacant positions or similar advertisements. Please visit Rand Water website to confirm official opportunities available OR report any suspicious activities to the Rand Water hotline: 0800 212 364.

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