Taps Run Dry - Unpacking KwaDukuza’s Water Crisis on 88FM

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The ongoing water outages have become a daily struggle for communities in KwaDukuza. For many residents, this crisis has now overtaken even load shedding as a daily point of pain. Time into 88FM as we unpack the service delivery crisis.
17 Apr English South Africa News · News Commentary

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