DA raises alarm over Gauteng water infrastructure failures [SOUND]

# The DA in Gauteng says recent power and electrical failures affecting Rand Water’s Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant and the Palmiet system have exposed vulnerabilities in the province’s water infrastructure. The party’s Nico De Jager says it is unacceptable that a single electrical failure in 2026 could threaten water supplies to millions of residents and businesses in Johannesburg and surrounding municipalities. He argues that the disruptions are not merely an electricity problem, but point to broader failures in infrastructure planning and management: