Contaminated or none at all: South Africa’s water affairs are cause for concern - With La Niña bringing much-needed rain, it is inexcusable that South Africans do not have access to their most basic human need: water
The wetter weather can be attributed to the third year of the La Niña weather phenomenon. as the country faced a looming day-zero water crisis. People had to lower usage, higher tariffs were introduced and, as with every catastrophe, the marginalised and vulnerable were affected the most. Day zero never came and dams have since filled up.
The last time South Africa was in the dry weather pattern, Cape Town braced for day zero, and, higher up in the country, the Vaal Dam dropped to around 20% in Johannesburg. If my small sample size of Crosby is anything to go by, the regular water cuts we experience mean hospitals are without water and need water tankers to be supplied occasionally. If an entire city is without water, will the tankers be enough? The rich will get Jojo’s and boreholes, but the rest may have to get by on thoughts and prayers.
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