There has been fierce finger pointing across various levels of government in Cape Town's water crisis. There have also been accusations of a lack of collaboration between the national government, which is run by the African National Congress, and the local and provincial governments that are run by the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance.
I believe the real problem is the management of South Africa's water which is affecting the entire country's water system. The Cape Town situation has laid bare the inadequacies in the country's water management regimes. In fact, Cape Town's misfortune could be a wake-up call for the whole country given that there are worrying signs of water crises elsewhere. Recent reports point to water shortages in the Eastern Cape province.
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