As South Africa heads from one crisis to the next, the government is now introducing the concept of ‘water shifting’.
Johannesburg and its surrounds, at the centre of the industrial heartland of South Africa, have been hit by severe water cuts. Water interruptions have been happening The deteriorating situation recently forced the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, to intervene. On 27 September he announced a new initiative – ”, the term used for the planned power outages which have become a common feature of life for all South Africans.
Neither the national nor regional water authorities have managed to find solutions to the water crisis. Rather, the situation has deteriorated. In the last few months some consumers, such as those living in the suburb of Three weeks ago the national and regional water authorities announced a plan that would spread the impact of water cuts between communities.
Rand Water will implement water-shifting as an interim measure to assist in the recovery of struggling reticulation systems. An implementation date has not been given.In short, yes. The Gauteng province metropolitan councils are perfect examples of the effects of poor water governance and management as well as lack of political will . Also at play is a lack of planning and management of growing water demands due to increased population, migration and expansion of settlements.
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