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South African engineers’ warning over critical infrastructure collapse | SA News

29 March 2026 by Guest

Malcolm Libera
 ·28 Mar 2026

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Engineers are warning that South Africa’s water crisis is not about a lack of water, but rather the collapse of municipal infrastructure—an issue they argue is both man-made and fixable.

Experts noted at the Infrastructure Africa event in Cape Town that the country loses nearly half of the treated water, around 47% being lost even before it reaches taps.

This is estimated to cost the broader South African economy a staggering R15 billion a year. Many of the experts…

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