Water leaks go unfixed for weeks in Grabouw
Reporting water leakages or potholes is futile. Unless you’re a visiting news reporter.
Water services
Informal settlements only use 4% of municipal water
Throughout the water restrictions in Cape Town there has been a narrative that accusses the black working class in townships of wasting municipal water. The accusations have gotten worse after the City of Cape Town introduced level 5 water restrictions which entail a ban on all uses of municipal drinking-quality water for outside and non-essential purposes. Out on fact-finding mission, Elitsha found out that people in informal settlements only use up to 4% of total of municipal water.
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