{"id":95423,"date":"2026-02-07T15:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/zille-warns-neglected-infrastructure-driving-johannesburg-water-crisis"},"modified":"2026-02-07T15:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T15:46:48","slug":"zille-warns-neglected-infrastructure-driving-johannesburg-water-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/zille-warns-neglected-infrastructure-driving-johannesburg-water-crisis","title":{"rendered":"Zille warns neglected infrastructure driving Johannesburg water crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The City of Johannesburg has been hit hard by another water crisis, with residents in Midrand having none for over a week.<\/p>\n<p>While Joburg Water said it has increased efforts to restore supply, Democratic Alliance candidate for mayor Helen Zille explained that the water crisis is complex and requires a comprehensive approach to address it.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the City\u2019s water infrastructure has been neglected and left unattended for decades, with water treatment plants being prone to faults that trigger domino effects of water shortages across the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Selby, there are factories that have been without water for about 20 weeks now; they have a water truck that comes, and a lot of money in Joburg gets allocated to the water trucks. They have one of the oldest water systems in Joburg.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zille explained that the City\u2019s budget process often allocated funds for water, but the money gets \u2018swept out\u2019 into a general account, leaving Joburg Water underfunded.<\/p>\n<p>She proposed ring-fencing a large part of the water budget to prioritise maintenance and infrastructure repairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are 22 critically endangered water systems in Johannesburg that are literally on their last legs because they haven\u2019t been maintained in so long, and those pipes are going to have to be replaced,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The City of Johannesburg has been hit hard by another water crisis, with residents in Midrand having none for over a week. 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