It’s become the norm for Coronationville residents to wake up in the middle of the night to fill up buckets of water, chase after water tankers or stand in queues outside the tankers.
by Julia Evans, Daily MaverickFrustrated residents of Joburg’s Coronationville battle ongoing water outages by Julia Evans, Daily Maverick October 18, 2022 Seconds after a water truck parks in a street in Coronationville, Johannesburg, residents emerge from their houses carrying buckets and bottles.
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