Joburg water crisis: protests spread as outages hit disabled care, hydrants tapped

Johannesburg faces a deepening water crisis with four protests in four days over prolonged outages, including a five-day cut at a disabled-care home. Residents are illegally opening fire hydrants and buying private water, while electricity and refuse failures compound the situation. The crisis signals critical infrastructure degradation in South Africa's economic hub, with potential public-health and economic fallout.

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