Dry taps, stinking toilets and morning showers: life in Lenasia South amid water crisis
Neighbouring informal settlements that have allegedly illegally connected to the city’s infrastructure have made the water supply worse, say residents
18 October 2023 - 22:35
“The main problem is the toilet. When there is no water to flush, the house starts to stink and then it is germs.”..
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