SECUNDA - Residents in Govan Mbeki Municipality in Mpumalanga have been without water for weeks.
Several areas, including Secunda, Bethal, Trichardt and Leandra, have experienced dry taps.
Residents say their water never returned following Rand Water maintenance.
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They accuse the municipality of failing to provide enough tankers to ease the crisis.
Some reservoirs remain critically low, although others show signs of recovery.
The municipality may be getting new political leadership, giving people hope for change.