Some Joburg residents affected by water cuts say the water tankers deployed to provide them with water are stationed very far.
They say the water tankers are stationed very far. And that the elderly, in particular, would not be able to walk long distances to fetch the water and carry it to their homes.. This is part of its efforts to upgrade its water infrastructure. As a result, some Joburg residents have been left without water.
Banzi is frail and is no longer able to handle heavy things. She says carrying a bucket full of water and walking a long distance to her home will impact her ailing health. “As Joburg Water and the City of Johannesburg, we are here to deploy our mitigation strategy at times where our residents will have no water supply, also to share our plan on our critical facility approach and how to ensure that the clinics, schools and police stations have constant water supply. Although it won’t be flowing from the taps, we will ensure that there are water tankers that are deployed 24 hours,” says Gwamanda.
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