Gauteng municipalities need to get real about day zero water threat, say political parties

Province’s businesses could lose about R3bn a day if they shut down due to water cuts

16 January 2025 – 11:30 By Luyolo Mkentane

Political parties have lambasted municipalities in South Africa’s economic and financial hub, Gauteng, for not taking the province’s potential day zero — when taps run dry — seriously. ..

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