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DRY CITY: Four days, four protests — Desperate Joburg residents hit the streets over water cuts

Outlet: Daily Maverick · Anna Cox · Published 27/10/2026 19:38 UTC

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At a home for disabled residents, dirty linen and nappies piled up during a five-day water outage. Elsewhere, desperate residents are illegally breaking open fire hydrants, private water sales have prompted a warning and protests are spreading as Johannesburg also battles electricity and refuse-collection failures.

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