Gauteng faces a severe water crisis due to rampant leaks in the infrastructure, despite significant investments in projects like the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Successive ANC-appointed water administrators are blamed for neglecting maintenance while enjoying high salaries and benefits. This has led to a drastic reduction in water supply, culminating in an 86-hour shutdown in Johannesburg.
Residents of Liliba fill their buckets with water from a water tanker provided by the City of Ekurhuleni in Tembisa on October 15, 2024. – which features a drawn-out conversation between Henry and Liza about a leaky bucket – reminds of the current Gauteng water predicament.
There’s a massive hole in the water supply to the province… despite the huge investment in infrastructure like the Lesotho Highlands Water Project to top up our dams, the collapse of infrastructure means much of this water just ends up in our rivers. So bad is the leakage of Joburg municipal water that, at times of water shutdowns, like now, some of the rivers in the province stop flowing.That is all due to the fact that successive ANC-appointed water administrators – at provincial and municipal level – have neglected maintenance while enjoying their fat salaries and perks.
The chickens have now come home to roost as Rand Water decrees an 86-hour shutdown in water supply for large parts of Johannesburg.South Africa
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