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May 10, 2026
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How a Johannesburg water crisis could dump the ANC from power
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How a Johannesburg water crisis could dump the ANC from power
GEOFFREY YORK
AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF
JOHANNESBURG
PUBLISHED MAY 10, 2026
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People protest a water shortage in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2025.
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In the neighbourhood WhatsApp groups of Johannesburg’s leafy streets, people call it “water roulette.”
It’s the random barrage of burst pipes and spectacular fountains of gushing water that can erupt at…
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