Joburg mom faces bankruptcy over R2.9m water bill
Experts say a leak this size on her property is unlikely, while the city insists on 50% payment before engaging in dispute resolution.
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Apartheid | Johannesburg | Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero | Johannesburg Water | Opinion | Thought Leader
Dry taps and broken promises: The erosion of gender equality
Recent water outages in Johannesburg are not just a municipal service delivery issue or infrastructural issue, as claimed but a deep systemic issue deeply rooted in the legacy of apartheid. During apartheid, urban planning deliberately prioritised white suburbs with robust infrastructure while Black townships received minimal investment. After 1994, the democratic government inherited these inequities. …