{
  "id": 19963343,
  "title": "Rand Water warns Gauteng water crisis cannot be fixed by pumping more water",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/rand-water-warns-gauteng-water-crisis-cannot-be-fixed-by-pumping-more",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-11-14-rand-water-warns-gauteng-water-crisis-cannot-be-fixed-by-pumping-more-water/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rand Water has told Parliament that Gauteng's water crisis cannot be solved by increasing supply, with 1.5 billion litres lost through leaks. The utility says municipal infrastructure failures and unpaid water bills threaten reliable supply.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}