Joburg woman rants about water shortages
· The South African
A Johannesburg woman has gone on a rant about experiencing water shortages for over a year.
This comes after the Minister of Finance Enoch Gondongwana revealed that the city needed R64 million to fix its critical infrastructure and supply concerns.
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JOBURG WOMAN GOES ON RANT OVER WATER SHORTAGES
In a TikTok video, Joburg resident Jessica Graça ranted about water shortages in the suburb of Bruma.
The professional hairstylist said, “I’m done, I cannot wait to move out of the Bruma area. I haven’t had water in the morning for a year. I’m going insane.
The woman revealed that her water turned on around 10 am and went off again at 4 pm each day.
At times, her neighbourhood’s taps were dry all day for weeks on end.
She continued, “One of the hardest things to do is be without water. How would you feel if you were paying an enormous amount of money in rent to stay in a certain place, and you’re paying for water, rates, and taxes?”
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R64 BILLION NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM
Meanwhile, Minister of Finance Enoch Gondongwana claims the city of Johannesburg requires R64 billion to mend its water infrastructure.
Speaking in his budget speech last year, the minister blamed cross-subsidising of basic service revenue.
He said: “Although you have paid for water, it does not mean that the money you have paid for water is going to maintain water services; it goes into the whole big pot.
“What comes out into maintaining water services is only a billion rand. The implications are services; there is no maintenance of the water system,” the minister said.
Godongwana allocated R27,7 billion to the city for a mid-term programme aimed at basic service management, including electricity, water, sanitation, and solid waste.
He added: “If this practice of collecting revenue from basic services while diverting the funds to unrelated functions continues, maintenance backlogs will grow, services deteriorate, and critical infrastructure systems eventually collapse.”