Johannesburg’s water crisis intensified in mid-January after multiple system failures during a heatwave. Now, the official opposition party is taking the city to court, while civil society groups are calling for a national disaster declaration. Executive Mayor Dada Morero says Johannesburg has not reached Day Zero. Naledi Mashishi reports.
Reporting by: Naledi Mashishi
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi
Filmed by: Joel Seboa
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Sub-edited by: Kevin Flynn
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