Slow drip of reality sets in on day one of ‘water-shedding’ in nine dry towns

Anxious residents in Eastern Cape wait to see how outages will pan out, but it won’t be as simple as load-shedding

13 June 2022 - 19:19

Day one of water-shedding for the Kouga local municipality saw some residents laugh off the crisis while others held their breath to see how the new rationing system unfolds...

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