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Joburg water crisis: Why are we treated this way? - Residents left fuming over continuous outages

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People queue for water in Johannesburg. (Elizabeth Sejake/Gallo Images/Rapport)
People queue for water in Johannesburg. (Elizabeth Sejake/Gallo Images/Rapport)

While residents' frustration is mounting after their taps ran dry on Monday night, Rand Water says it is pumping at maximum capacity.

However, this brought little relief to Coronationville and surrounding areas, which have been without a consistent water supply for the past three weeks.

With a lack of water trucks in the area, residents are forced to push wheelie bins to the local primary school to collect water from its borehole.

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