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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
South Africa’s water crisis is not about a lack of resources; it’s about corruption. Photo: Mlungisi Louw/Volksblad/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Johannesburg’s thirst for clean water sparks rise in potentially substandard refill stations

The South African National Bottled Water Association has warned consumers to check that bottled and refilling water is not substandard

  • Aarti Bhana
3 min read