South Africa: Fact-Checking Helen Zille's Claims About Johannesburg's Water Crisis

[Africa Check] Zille was correct about the distance of water pipes replaced by the City of Johannesburg within a year, 17 kilometres in 2023/24, and that the city loses more than 46% of its water, which an expert told Africa Check was far above the international benchmark. However, in comparing Johannesburg to the DA-run City of Cape Town, Zille was off the mark. Cape Town has not replaced over 200 kilometres of pipes every year since 2006, as claimed. The politician was also wrong about Johannesburg spending less on Source