March 14, 2024 08:13 am | Updated 08:13 am ISTAnger is mounting in some Johannesburg districts left without water for more than a week, fewer than three months before general elections marked by voter discontent with South Africa’s failing infrastructure. With power cuts and potholes already part of daily life, recent water shortages have increased the frustration of many over poor service delivery — a key election issue — in the country’s most populous city. Due to a shortfall in energy production and frequent breakdowns at its ageing power stations, South Africa has for years suffered from economy-crippling, rolling power cuts that at their worst last up to 12 hours a day. These eased in recent months, but water troubles soon appeared, further fuelling widespread frustration at the ruling African National Congress. Some 27.5 million South Africans are registered to vote in national and provincial elections on May 29.

Source: The Hindu March 14, 2024 05:15 UTC