Thousands of South Africans are lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity.
Thousands of South Africans have been lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.Residents of the township of Soweto, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024. Residents of the township of Soweto, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024. Residents of the township of Soweto, South Africa, queue for water Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Moloi, a resident of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg, isn’t sure she or her neighbors can take much more. Residents of Johannesburg and surrounding areas are long used to seeing water shortages — just not across the whole region at once. No drought has been officially declared, but officials are pleading with residents to conserve what water they can find. World Water Day on Friday is another reminder of the wider need to conserve.
A report published last year by the national department of water and sanitation is damning. Its monitoring of water usage by municipalities found that 40% of Johannesburg’s water is wasted through leaks, which includes burst pipes. A local councilor in Soweto, Lefa Molise, told The Associated Press he was not optimistic that the water shortage would be resolved soon.
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