Billions needed to sort water crisis

To eradicate the City of Johannesburg’s water crisis, an investment of about R7 billion is needed to fix roughly 2 600km of infrastructure, mayor Dada Morero said this week.

Morero has faced mounting criticism as the months-long crisis pushes residents to the edge.

In his  State of the Nation address (Sona) last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa said water, along with crime, had become the single most important issue for many South Africans.

In an interview with the Mail & Guardian...