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Ramaphosa promises work to tackle eThekwini water shortages

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ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says work on pipelines and infrastructure is under way to address water shortages in the eThekwini metropolitan municipality, KwaZulu-Natal. More than 44% of households experience outages lasting two days or more, while water tankers provide temporary supplies, SABC News reports.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says work is under way to resolve water shortages in the eThekwini metropolitan municipality in KwaZulu-Natal province, according to South African public broadcaster SABC News. More than 44% of households in the metropolitan municipality experience water outages lasting at least two days, the highest proportion among the country’s major metropolitan municipalities, he said.

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