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ANTHONY TURTON

‘Gargantuan’ amount of sewage flowing from Joburg pump station

Zandspruit pump is a mess, says Joburg resident, citing load-shedding, lack of maintenance, high effluent volumes and poor infrastructure

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Precious liquid: Residents drink water from a tanker in Johannesburg after levels in reservoirs drop and water stations ground to a halt during load-shedding. Photos: Denzil Maregele/Gallo Images & Delwyn Verasamy
ELECTRICITY

Eskom crisis has exposed SA’s municipal crisis

Load-shedding has hastened the collapse of poorly maintained and managed municipal systems

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read