[TOP STORY] eThekwini's lost water crisis

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The municipality 'needs to address the non-revenue water issue very urgently, put resources in place, and get the skilled personnel to ensure that we plug the leaks. That should be the first thing that should have been done rather than it impacting now on the end users,’ says Professor Faizal Bux, director at the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology at the Durban University of Technology.
11 Oct 2024 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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