The SA Human Rights Commission fears that a water supply "disaster" is looming in several parts of KwaZulu-Natal unless municipalities are forced to fix and maintain their dilapidated pipelines, pumps and other crucial water supply infrastructure, Daily Maverick reports. The commission's warning serves as a further wake-up call to municipalities and water utilities over the crumbling state of water supply and reticulation in several parts of the country due to decades of neglect and a widespread failure to set aside sufficient funds to maintain infrastructure and equipment. This comes water towers in Johannesburg face a critical shortage following a thunderstorm which caused a power failure at Rand Water's Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant. The development further exacerbates the city's struggle to provide residents with water in the face of rising temperatures.
The SA Human Rights Commission fears that a water supply"disaster" is looming in several parts of KwaZulu-Natal unless municipalities are forced to fix and maintain their dilapidated pipelines, pumps and other crucial water supply infrastructure,The commission's warning serves as a further wake-up call to municipalities and water utilities over the crumbling state of water supply and reticulation in several parts of the country due to decades of neglect and a widespread failure to...
This comes water towers in Johannesburg face a critical shortage following a thunderstorm which caused a power failure at Rand Water's Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant. The development further exacerbates the city's struggle to provide residents with water in the face of rising temperatures.
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