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Johannesburg Water said on Thursday that its systems had been affected by “various network challenges”, primarily because of the high demand exceeding available capacity. (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy)

Johannesburg high court shut due to severe water shortage

Bulk water supplier Rand Water warned that its systems were ‘dropping fast’ because of extremely high consumption

  • Sheree Bega
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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