Have you been living in hell without water, or is life continuing as usual?
Many Gauteng residents are gatvol of opening the tap to a trickle or nothing at all while others are living life with minimal frustration.“to avoid a complete system crash”Johannesburg Water implementing water restrictions, including using hose pipes to water gardens, clean driveways or vehicles, a ban on garden irrigation systems and a ban on filling swimming pools and water features.despite Gauteng’s supply dams being more than 90% full.
The rationing comes after some areas have struggled for water supplies for several weeks already, further frustrating residents.Johannesburg Water explained the issues affecting areas serviced by its Eikenhof system. “Customers, particularly from the Hursthill reservoirs zone, will experience no water. Both Helen Joseph and Rahima Moosa Child and Mother hospitals have adequate supplies. An emergency meeting will be held with the ministry of water and sanitation tomorrow [Monday] to devise a firm course of action to bring about sustainable solutions to water supply challenges in Gauteng,” said Johannesburg Water spokesperson Puleng Mopeli.
South Africans were “sick and tired” of being blamed for the consequences of incompetence and failures on the part of government departments.
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