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Unpacking City of Joburg’s endless water crisis.
Severe water shortages have affected Johannesburg and the surrounding areas, an issue which has been a cause for concern for many who rely on this crucial basic right for survival.
Monday, 20 November, at 8 PM, Point of View with Phemelo Motene will be hosting the first Town Hall discussion, which is part of a series in the lead-up to the 2024 elections. First on the agenda is the water crisis.
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Reports of alleged corruption that has hampered the operation of municipalities and municipal treatment plants are some of the factors contributing to the water crisis. Another noted cause includes the general deterioration of the water infrastructure, which has been brought to the attention of the city.
Although there have been water outages for years, in recent months there has been a significant increase in them.
Point of View has had a series of conversations with regard to some of the issues affecting the Gauteng residents.
Rand Water says there’s no crisis
Point of View recently said it will be implementing water shifting in Gauteng as a management tool to balance its strained systems. Councilor Faeeza Chame of the South Hills Ward spoke about how people in her community still lack access to water; while Mzwakhe Mtshweni, the Senior Manager for Operations at Johannesburg Water, clarified what the utility is doing to address the water problems.
Joburg Mayor weighs in on the Joburg water shortages
In a recent interview the mayor of the city of Johannesburg, Kabelo Gwamanda, joined the Point of View to state how the current water infrastructure problems facing the metro are caused by the lack of maintenance.
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