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Today I put this directly to the Deputy President in Parliament:
If the same worst-affected communities in Johannesburg, such as #Melville, are still going without water for days on end, if critical projects are under threat because contractors are not being paid, and if Johannesburg Water still sits with hundreds of millions in overdue creditors, what difference is government’s intervention actually making?
#WaterCrisis #FixDryTaps
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1/ Rand Water has announced planned maintenance for 29 May and 17 July 2026. This is necessary maintenance, but residents must be properly warned because parts of Gauteng’s water system may come under pressure. (1/8)
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7/ Residents should prepare calmly: store water for essential use, reduce non-essential consumption, and follow updates from their municipality. (7/8)
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8/ Rand Water and municipalities must provide clear, area-specific communication now. Planned maintenance should not become another avoidable water crisis. (8/8)
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Stephen J Moore MP retweeted
May 17
🚰South Africans are living with dry taps while the ANC delays action!
Watch as DA Spokesperson on Water and Sanitation, Stephen Moore, holds the Minister of Water and Sanitation accountable in Parliament by demanding urgent action to fix South Africa’s water crisis.
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I’ve seen the criticism of my article, and let me say this clearly:
Yes, Gauteng’s water crisis is complex.
It has developed over many years through ageing infrastructure, poor maintenance, weak financial management, and growing pressure on the system.
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Apr 23
The opinion piece by DA’s Stephen Moore on Gauteng’s water challenges is a thinly veiled campaign message dressed up as a public concern. ebx.sh/74ZHm3
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The right to water is on the ballot precisely because politics decides priorities, budgets, and whether residents get results.
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For reference my original op-ed.
sowetan.co.za/opinion/column…
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I wrote a piece in the Sowetan.
Apr 21
Cities need to ring-fence water revenue so it is not misspent ebx.sh/yrcP5l
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South Africa’s water crisis is not coming someday. It is here now.
That is why I argued in committee that the Department of Water and Sanitation must be supported with more resources, not less. We cannot push infrastructure funding into future years while communities face outages now.
We need urgency, transparency and action.
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Parliamentary questions must do more than criticise. They must force answers, extract commitments, and keep pressure on to act against failing contractors delaying vital water projects.
I've included the response of Minister Majodina so you can get an example of responses.
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South Africa’s water crisis cannot be met with delay, empty promises, and “watch this space”.
Millions are living with dry taps, failing services, and daily indignity.
We need action now.
In Parliament this week, I made that clear.
#WaterCrisis #Parliament #ActionNow
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