Rand Water attributes the decline of its systems to high water consumption in Gauteng, but the EFF blames decades of neglect and corruption by the ANC.
Rand Water, the water utility supplying Gauteng, has issued a stark warning about the deteriorating state of its systems due to excessively high water consumption from customers. According to the spokesperson, Makenosi Maroo, Johannesburg and Tshwane are the biggest culprits in this regard, driving the rapid decline of Rand Water's infrastructure. Maroo emphasizes the critical need for change, urging residents to conserve water and highlighting the urgent situation facing the region.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng has vehemently refuted Joburg Water's explanation of over-consumption as the root cause of the city's water woes. Nkululeko Dunga, the party's Gauteng chairperson, squarely blames the city's aging and neglected infrastructure for the ongoing water shortages. He accuses the African National Congress (ANC) of prioritizing self-enrichment over public service, leading to the collapse of crucial water systems through poor maintenance, lack of investment, and the placement of incompetent individuals in positions of power.Dunga asserts that the EFF rejects Joburg Water's claim of over-consumption as a dismissive excuse for a complex problem demanding decisive, forward-thinking leadership genuinely committed to the well-being of its citizens. He maintains that the water shortages plaguing various regions of Johannesburg are a direct consequence of decades of mismanagement, corruption, and neglect perpetrated by successive administrations at both the municipal and national levels
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