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

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 direct public communication from authorities

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
A boy pushes another boy in a trolley with empty water bottles in the neighbourhood of Coronationville in Johannesburg on December 17, 2024. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Johannesburg braces for more water woes

Consumption in the country’s economic hub remains far above the acceptable daily usage limit

  • Aarti Bhana
5 min read