“At a meeting on Friday, 22 September, to manage severe water cuts across three #Gauteng cities, #Mchunu questioned why #Joburg’s mayor was absent. There were water cuts in two-thirds of the city and by 25 Sep[…] it was still struggling. 

[…] #Gwamanda had missed several meetings […] He has left the management of the crisis to the city entity #Johannesburg Water and individual councillors. [He] only issued statements on renaming William Nicol Drive[...]”

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-09-25-minister-mchunu-slams-absentee-joburg-mayor-after-two-thirds-of-the-city-hit-by-water-cuts/

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Minister Senzo Mchunu slams absentee Johannesburg mayor after two-thirds of the city hit by water cuts

Johannesburg residents should brace for a tough summer as Rand Water implements water shedding, councillors have warned.

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