South Africa's biggest cities are out of water, but the dams are full

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Not really sure, roads are always being dug up - quality of work is terrible as Ive had to report a major leak for over a year, broke/fixed/ denied it's theres, fixed it, fcksed it, turn off the area, fix again. Simple 1 pipe in a sidewalk, just incapable. All of JHB is full of these types.

Management and staff at JHB water are either not capable, not fireable, dont have the parts, corrupt or all 4. It doesn't seem to matter if ANC, DA, or ActionSA are in charge, they seem unable to get the work under control.
 
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wingnut771 said:
Typical news24:
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594 + 628 + 795 = 5.3 billion :unsure:
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TheChamp said:
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Municipalities in Gauteng owe R5.3 billion to Rand Water, but usage increases | News24

Gauteng metros are using more and more water, but increasingly falling behind on paying for the resource.
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R313m - R425m? Cause & effect?
 
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Solarion said:
Same story as every other SOE and Municipality.

BEE cadres deployed into top positions. While there they begin to build their own self enrichment network. They seed the institution with their own BEE cadres who have connections and know how to channel money away from the government and into their own pockets.

The ANC have facilitated, enabled and encouraged this. Reason? These networks all form a powerful support structure for those at the top. The keys to power as they say.

This rot within every SOE and Municipality is not something that will ever go away. It will get worse and more fierce. There is no accountability. The entire government and judicial system is not only infested by these networks of power, but is in fact built on them and cannot function(?) without them.

When corruption becomes the foundation of a society, there is no turning back without completely destroying the entire system either through war or through a catastrophic natural disaster which breaks down the entire system to the point of anarchy, and civil war and chaos. This is how all countries started. This is the starting point to go back to.

I do not see any other way to dig out an overwhelming infestation of woodborer and rats in this country's house without burning it down to the foundation as is common with houses who's owners took leave of all senses of responsibility and consequences.
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And if all that wasn't infuriating enough, down at the bottom of the scale you have 6 okes standing around watching one oke dig a hole (rinse, repeat next week when the pipe breaks again).
 
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So from my understanding our water purification plants are so outdated and old. Our plants were designed to remove solid matter and the bacteria etc.

Modern plants also need to be able to handle chemicals , fertilizers and antibiotics that ends up in water.

Our systems can not manage this due to old age and tech.
 
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Solitude said:
It's difficult not to write something offensive.

I'll try and stay positive and say that the people are probably trying their best. Sigh.
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Double whammy of world IQ chart & lack of family unit to install sense of integrity & accountability at a young age.

Triple bad luck if you consider the quality of the leaders they elect. Such a shame democracy doesn't work in Africa.
 
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In this study, we screened 52 antibiotics along a South African stream polluted with wastewater effluents and municipal dumpsite leachates. Of these antibiotics, 15 were detected in the stream while 3 sulfonamides (sulfamethizole, sulfamethazine, sulfamethoxazole), a fluoroquinolone (flumequine) and a diaminopyrimidine (trimethoprim) were further quantified.

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Trace Detection and Quantitation of Antibiotics in a South African Stream Receiving Wastewater Effluents and Municipal Dumpsite Leachates

One of the major concerns in the consumption of antibiotics is the discovery of antibacterial resistant genes due to prolonged exposure which makes their presence in environmental samples a priority. In this study, we screened 52 antibiotics along a South African stream polluted with wastewater...
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lkswan747 said:
Poor management, what else can be blamed for the state of this country!
It is a case of lining pockets and to hell with replacing aging infrastructure, regular maintenance and so on and so on.
Poor management is systemic in government and local government and there is absolutely no consequence management! Sad, very sad.
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You may as well call it on its name: Transformation, AA and BEE.
Viva ANC Vavi. AMANDA!
 
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