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ANALYSIS: Bronkhorstspruit water crisis exposes a national pattern of municipal failure and impunity

The Bronkhorstspruit water crisis, which has sickened about 450 people, exposes deep-rooted failures in local government, poor oversight and a culture of non-accountability that puts public health at risk. Despite promises of disciplinary action, political patronage and weak enforcement raise doubts that officials will be held responsible or that South Africa’s worsening water crisis will be…

ANALYSIS: Bronkhorstspruit water crisis exposes a national pattern of municipal failure and impunity

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