Joburg Water shock: Grid near collapse as authorities do not have funds to fix ageing infrastructure
Johannesburg is staring a full-blown crisis in the face as the collapse of the city's water and sanitation grid looks imminent, with concerns authorities do not have the R64 billion needed to replace and refurbish the failing infrastructure.
Water authorities have now warned the substantial water and infrastructure backlogs resulting from budgetary constraints were stunting and handicapping economic growth and development in Johannesburg - South Africa, and the African continent's financial capital. The lack of money to replace and renew the water and sanitation grid would not only lead to the failure of the infrastructure but also major financial losses for businesses and dissatisfied customers, water officials and economists have cautioned.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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