Communities vow to continue protesting despite Lesufi's assurances about tackling Gauteng water crisis

While Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi assured residents that Johannesburg’s water woes were a top priority, residents in Coronationville and Westbury remained unconvinced and vowed to continue protesting.

The communities took to the streets on Tuesday over widespread outages in the province as they continued to battle with dry taps.

During his State of the Province Address (SOPA) on Monday, Lesufi announced that water access had been restored to some areas but admitted that several others remained dry.

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Residents bemoaned the dispatching of water tankers as a mitigating measure, alleging that the tankers themselves were part of the problem.

"We refuse to have water tankers, because they are getting money with those tankers," said one resident.

Another resident added: "That's not the solution, that's actually the problem, we don’t have water because they close the valves and bring the tankers so the tankers can make money."