What causes Joburg water shortage?

What causes Joburg water shortage?

11 November 2015 4:18 PM

The water crisis is hitting home for Joburg residents as taps continue to run dry. Some schools have sent their pupils home, while health facilities have shut their doors.

702's Xolani Gwala on Wednesday spoke to EWN reporter Govan Whittles about the state of the city's water infrastructure and where the bottlenecks are.

Listen to the conversation below:

The problem is the time it takes Rand Water to take water from the reservoirs to the people...
— Govan Whittles, EWN reporter

We've seen water tankers dispersed by the City to Helen Joseph and Rahima Moosa... MEC for health said they'd delay some procedures...
— Govan Whittles, EWN reporter

Written by: Mthunzi Mbatha

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