EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 17 MIN
Water shortages are becoming one of the most frustrating realities for many South Africans — especially in Gauteng, where residents are battling repeated supply interruptions. To plug the gaps, municipalities have increasingly relied on water tankers. But that emergency solution is coming at a massive cost. Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, says some municipalities have spent hundreds of millions of rand on water tankers over just a few years.
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Water shortages are becoming one of the most frustrating realities for many South Africans — especially in Gauteng, where residents are battling repeated supply interruptions. To plug the gaps, municipalities have increasingly relied on water tankers. But that emergency solution is coming at a massive cost. Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, says some municipalities have spent hundreds of millions of rand on water tankers over just a few years. Theo Nkonki Spokesperson to MEC Jacob Mamabolo (Gauteng Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional and Infrastructure Development
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Water shortages are becoming one of the most frustrating realities for many South Africans — especially in Gauteng, where residents are battling repeated supply interruptions. To plug the gaps, municipalities have increasingly relied on water tankers. But that emergency solution is coming at a massive cost. Gauteng Infrastructure Development MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, says some municipalities have spent hundreds of millions of rand on water tankers over just a few years.
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