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From Melville to Midrand, Johannesburg residents are bearing the social and economic costs of prolonged water outages. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
GAUTENG WATER CRISIS

Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on

From Melville to Midrand, Johannesburg residents are bearing the social and economic costs of prolonged water outages, with WaterCAN calling for transparent daily briefings and…

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has approved a temporary increase in water abstraction by Rand Water to stabilise Gauteng’s strained municipal water systems (DWS/X)
DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION

Minister blames municipal mismanagement for Gauteng’s rising water demand

The province is ‘not doing the right things’ to rescue itself from running out of water, Pemmy Majodina told parliament’s portfolio committee on water and sanitation

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read