Soweto residents frustrated with Joburg's delayed response to water woes

Soweto residents attending a water conservation outreach event have voiced their deep frustration with the City of Joburg's handling of their water-related concerns. They claim their complaints are not being dealt with fast enough.

The residents' complaints come as Rand Water's Water Wise initiative launches its "Drop-by-Drop" water conservation outreach in the area.

Community leader Sarah-Jane Chawuke spoke about the community’s desire for quicker action from the city.

"I'm getting calls from my community, speaking about burst pipes, and they just sent me the info now. And I told them, listen, I'm escalating the problem as we are sitting, so hopefully it will be fixed as soon as, you know? Because we had a situation whereby there's a family whose pipe burst on the 14th of December last year, and it only got fixed in about April this year."

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