South Africa: Ethekwini Metro (Part One) - Broken Pumps, Faulty Valves and Hundreds of Leaks a Day - Durban's Ramshackle Water Supply

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eThekwini municipality, the metro punted by the African National Congress-led provincial and local government as the prime investment destination in KwaZulu-Natal, has allowed water infrastructure -- and planning for increased capacity -- to lapse to such an extent that it experiences about 300 leaks a day.

eThekwini municipality has seen a flurry of activity in September and October -- just ahead of the 1 November local government elections -- as politicians in expensive cars huff and puff around the metro to launch "new" programmes that should have been implemented years ago to ease the burden on overstretched and underserviced ratepayers -- and to attract much-needed investment.

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