Staff Reporter
Joburg residents are staging three protests this week over prolonged water outages, as mounting frustration over unreliable supplies spreads across Gauteng ahead of next week’s local government elections.
The three separately organised demonstrations will take place in Melville, Kensington and Parktown West, with local residents leading the Melville and Parktown West protests, and the Water Crisis Committee civic organisation organising Thursday’s demonstration in Kensington.
All three are demanding reliable water supplies, clear recovery plans and accountability from municipal officials following repeated disruptions that have left some households without water for days or weeks.
The first protest is scheduled for Wednesday at the corner of Main Road and Fourth Avenue in Melville.
On Thursday, the Water Crisis Committee will organise a demonstration at the corner of Queen Street and Albertina Sisulu Road, with residents from Kensington, Observatory, BezValley and surrounding neighbourhoods expected to take part.
The protest, scheduled from
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