Water Taps in CornationVille ARE STILL DRY this morning. Tensions boiled over on Thursday 11 September 2025 as Coronationville residents took to the streets to protest against water outages in the area.
Speaking in Sandton on the sidelines of a seminar on the role of sub-national government in global governance, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi acknowledged the frustration that has sparked widespread protests in Johannesburg and other parts of Gauteng that week.
Residents from Westbury, Coronationville, Claremont, Ebony Park, and Midrand were protesting due to water shortages.
They were demanding solutions and refusing to leave the streets until their issues are resolved. Roads were blocked with rocks and burning tires, disrupting traffic.
The City of Johannesburg promised to deploy water trucks and was working on reservoir rehabilitation and in 7 days water would be restored.
South Africa is facing serious water challenges due to water scarcity.
To achieve water for all, let us prevent pollution in our rivers.
Poor water supply, sanitation, and hygiene is one of the major causes of poverty, and thus numerous poor populations suffer a lot in our community.
He is expected to address the community at 3pm TODAY!
This has resulted in various water related diseases such as Typhoid or E. coli infection, cancer or even death. In South Africa water scarcity is set to rise to 17% or more in 2030, therefore it is vital to secure our water resource to mitigate this effect. If this is not mitigated, we all know the consequences (e.g. Day-Zero in Cape Town as a case study).
Though South Africa is a dry climatic region, many factors contribute to water scarcity is the “Water Use and Allocation Policy”. This policy was made during a time when agriculture was a lucrative business.
A sustainable solution towards ending poverty and developing communities can be achieved by complementing engineering solutions with finance, investment, and economic in the context of public-private partnership, and programme to educate communities regarding water and wastewater management.
