South African households grapple with water shortages

South African households grapple with water shortages

More than half of all households in South Africa face systematic water shortages, new data showed, offering the pro-business Democratic Alliance political leverage ahead of key local elections this year.National utility breakdowns have sparked a so-called dry-tap reality across Africa’s most industrialized economy; in the ANC-held Mpumalanga province, the faucets run dry in more than a third of households as often as once per week.The rolling di…