A GNU-style approach is key to resolving Joburg’s water crisis, requiring cooperation beyond local authorities.
Johannesburg’s water crisis cannot be solved by any of the current players, especially not by the city council or its municipal-owned entity, Joburg Water.
This, plus the entity’s track record of too many leaks and sewage spills left untended for too long, plus excavations that scar our roadscapes for months on end, make Joburg Water an unattractive investment. He has been trying to persuade the critics that: “By law water is the competency of national government and local authorities – not provincial governments”.
In January 2018, Zille announced she was taking charge because, “sticking to the province’s constitutional mandate of support and oversight is not enough in these circumstances”.
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