Residents of Coronationville plead with Joburg Water to end long-standing water crisis

JOHANNESBURG - Residents of Coronationville in Johannesburg are pleading with Joburg Water to end their long-standing water crisis.

Taps in the suburb have been dry long before the 86-hour maintenance shutdown.

Community leader, Melissa Davis, said that residents were now desperate for water.

 "We haven't had water for the longest of time. So please Joburg Water, we plea with you, we cry out for help. We really need help. We need answers."