MKP accuses Morero, GNU of engineering Joburg water crisis

By Staff Reporter

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has accused the City of Johannesburg of political failure, saying the city’s water shortages stem from mismanagement rather than a lack of supply.

MKP spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela made the remarks after an oversight visit to the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, where the delegation confirmed the system was operating at full capacity.

“Contrary to the excuses peddled by municipal officials, water is flowing at 20 000 litres per second via the Vaal River system into Gauteng. The infrastructure is maintained, and the supply is stable,” Ndhlela said, adding that party members on Parliament’s Water and Sanitation Committee had witnessed the evidence firsthand.

He argued that Johannesburg’s water crisis is not caused by scarcity but by “political negligence.”

“Leaks run for years without repair, reservoirs are left to plunge, and R4-billion was quietly shifted away from Johannesburg Water while residents queue at tankers. This