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A Rand Water team carries out planned maintenance at the Bergbron water utility in Johannesburg. (Supplied)
CAPE TOWN WATER SHORTAGES

Urban water crisis deepens as poor infrastructure, shortages and unpaid bills take a toll

Maintaining infrastructure, fixing leaks and better information sharing are the first crucial steps to fixing the mess

  • Sheree Bega
  • Lyse Comins
  • Ozayr Patel
16 min read
Residents of Hammanskraal have to rely on infrequent tankers to supply them with clean drinking water. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
EDITORIAL

No platitudes, please: Municipalities, politicians must be brutally honest about the water crisis

Citizens don’t need language that flirts around the issue. We need clear concise communications regarding the water crisis

  • Editorial
3 min read