WaterCAN urges national disaster declaration for Joburg.

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WaterCAN's Dr. Ferrial Adam says years of neglected water infrastructure maintenance have contributed to Johannesburg's severe outages. Adam urges the government to urgently declare the city a national disaster area to unlock emergency support and funding. Johannesburg is currently facing significant water outages, with many residents experiencing disruptions for over two weeks. Jon Gericke spoke to WaterCAN's Dr. Ferrial Adam

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