/ 19 September 2025

‘We feel forgotten’: Families still struggle without water in Joburg

Water
Heavy: In the suburb of Sophiatown, resident Warren Canham fills his containers from a water tanker. He has been using the fire hydrant when the water tanker is not available, but the hydrants sometimes run dry as well. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Residents of Claremont, in the west of the city, have little faith in what they call mayor Dada Morero’s ‘empty promises’

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