A water tanker in Brixton, Johannesburg. Photo: Seth Thorne
Johannesburg is seeing increased prolonged water outages, with tankers contracted to supply impacted residents.
Residents and councillors told us they often don’t know when tankers will arrive, where they will be stationed, or how long they will remain.
Joburg Water acknowledges concerns raised, committing the entity to improving coordination, communication and visibility of tanker deployments.
“Every month, we do not have water for days on end,” said Brixton resident and mother of three, Annalie Jacobs.
“We have no clue when the water tankers will come, where they will be, and how long they will be there.”
Jacobs said she cannot afford to spend hours waiting for a tanker to appear. “I…
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A South African, an Australian and an Englishman are all having a drink
The Englishman and South African both drink from Pint Glasses, the Australian from a bottle.
The South African, upon draining his glass, drops in back down on the bar, pulls out a pistol, and shoots the glass.
\”In South Africa, there is so much sand that I never drink from the same glass twice!\”
The Australian, having drained his bottle, sets it down upon the bar and, upon seizing the South African\’s pistol, shoots his bottle.
\”In Australia, there is so much booze that I never drink from the same brand twice!\”
The Englishman, likewise having drained his glass, sets his glass upon the table, seizes the pistol the pistol from the Australian, and shoots the South African and the Australian, quite dead.
\”In England, there are so many of you bastards that I never drink with the same two twice!\”