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

The Straits Times reports Johannesburg is losing more than a third of its water supply — roughly six hundred fifty-five million litres a day — to burst pipes and aging infrastructure, leaving residents with routine dry taps. The water crisis is angering voters as South Africa heads into local elections, and it's so severe that wealthy residents are resorting to off-grid solutions.

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