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South African taps run dry after power shortages

2023-06-19 07:23
Electricity problems have led to water shortages and those with money are digging their own boreholes.
South African taps run dry after power shortages

The peace of a normally tranquil suburban road near South Africa's capital, Pretoria, is being shattered by the sound of drilling.

These are not prospectors looking for a new source of the country's mineral wealth, but workers digging for an arguably more precious resource: water.

Private...