Johannesburg's water crisis angers voters, drives rich off-grid

Johannesburg is losing more than a third of its water supply, roughly six hundred fifty-five million litres a day, to burst pipes, according to The Straits Times. Dry taps have become a routine frustration for residents, and the crisis is stirring voter anger while pushing wealthier households toward off-grid water solutions.

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