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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s deteriorating water infrastructure threatens to plunge the country into widespread social unrest as taps run dry in some of the country\u2019s largest cities.<\/p>\n

This is feedback from water expert and University of the Free State professor Dr Anthony Turton, who told Newzroom Afrika that \u201cwe are seeing institutional failure\u201d in the management of water in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Turton said South Africa has enough water to supply the population and businesses comfortably. However, the water supply is being mismanaged, resulting in shortages in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we manage our water wisely, we certainly have enough to grow our economy and population. The problem is that we are not managing it wisely,\u201d Turton said.<\/p>\n

An estimated 50% of the water from bulk water suppliers in South Africa does not reach the end consumer due to leakages, theft, and failing infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not a water scarcity issue. It is an institutional failure issue,\u201d Turton said.<\/p>\n

Curiously, it is not a national institutional failure but rather the local failure of municipalities to maintain and upgrade their water infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Local municipalities have shown they cannot correct things that have gone wrong despite multiple warnings and signs of failure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can say that places like Johannesburg Water are a perfect example of state failure at a local level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some solutions are on the table, with the private sector likely having to step in to provide funding for infrastructure projects and expertise.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is in the great interest of the majority of society to resolve this issue. If we do not get this right, there will be an external correction through legal intervention in the courts or a suspension of the Constitution through some or other kind of popular uprising and extrajudicial means.\u201d<\/p>\n

To prevent this in the short term, the government has implemented what it has called \u2018water shifting\u2019 to avoid the entire collapse of some local water systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWater shifting is to the water sector as load-shedding is to the energy sector,\u201d Turton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis essentially prevents a local angry mob from taking to the streets and protesting. That is really all it does. It keeps some people happy for some of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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