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"South Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic
heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane
taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while
some areas have no water at all.
The province has metropolitan areas – the City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and
Ekurhuleni. All are affected. Rand Water, the water authority for the region,
has imposed restrictions of 30%. This will be revisited when the system
recovers.
The last water shutdown was in November 2021 when Rand Water cut off water for
54 hours so that it could to do infrastructure maintenance. There were also
restrictions during the drought in 2015-2017.
The province serves as a perfect example of how an area can experience water
shortages and intermittent supply even though dams are full.
The biggest problem lies with decaying infrastructure. This includes water
storage, water supply and treatment. In addition water resources are poorly
managed. And there’s been poor planning, a lack of financing to maintain ageing
infrastructure and to keep up with rapid urbanisation."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
