JOHANNESBURG - University of Cape Town water expert, Gundo Maswime says the solution to the country's water problems is not going to come from municipalities.
This as the country continues to lose 40% of all water to leaks.
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Maswime is of the view that for the issue to be addressed the government should now broaden their net externally for solutions.
"The issue of governance is important but there is a stage where one must realise that an intervention will not come from within but rather has to come from outside. It has to be over and above what they are doing now," he said.
Residents around Johannesburg are growing increasingly frustrated over limited water supply.
But Mayor Dada Morero, says the city is working to supply steady access to water as soon as possible.