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• Organized water tanker syndicates exploit municipal infrastructure failures to establish extortionist monopolies across South Africa

  Published: Apr 19, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The Department of Water and Sanitation has identified a surge in criminal water tanker mafias that intentionally sabotage public infrastructure to profit from emergency supply serv...

• Water infrastructure expert warns systemic collapse of South African supply networks is now unavoidable

  Published: Mar 3, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Anthony Turton, a prominent scientist who predicted South Africa’s water crisis nearly two decades ago, states that systemic failure is now a reality rather than a future threat. C...