Parched and Deceived: Rand Water’s Blunders Leave Thousands in Johannesburg Dry, CEO Sipho Mosai Under Fire
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Johannesburg, Tuesday Thousands of residents across Johannesburg woke up to dry taps yet again as Rand Water, the utility entrusted with the city's most vital resource, failed to deliver both water and the truth.
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Despite earlier assurances that supply was “stable,†entire suburbs have gone days without a single drop. In a shocking display of negligence, CEO Sipho Mosai downplayed the severity of the crisis in public statements, while internal communications reveal the utility was well aware of looming shortages.