Eastern parts of the eThekwini Municipality, which includes Durban, plans to ration water for about a year, dealing another blow to a regional economy damaged by the worst flooding in almost three decades and deadly riots. | Fin24
, wrecked infrastructure at the nation’s biggest port and halted operations at vehicle-manufacturing plants. 50 reservoirs
, hasn’t been able to source sufficient water from the Nagle Dam, north-west of Durban, according to the municipality. It warned that the shortfall will persist for the next 10 to 12 months, with contractors hired by the state-owned Umgeni Water expected to finish work on the damaged pipelines by June 2023.
eThekwini, South Africa’s third-largest urban center, is part of the KwaZulu-Natal province -- the second-biggest contributor to the country’s gross domestic product. The water rationing comes less than a year after a week of rioting and looting in the region left hundreds of people dead and shuttered thousands of businesses.
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