Joburg’s water, sanitation infrastructure investment needs to double

Polity Audio Articles · Jul 30, 2026 · 3m

Joburg's water, sanitation infrastructure investment needs to double Despite the magnitude of the City of Johannesburg's (CoJ's) existing sewer and water network, infrastructure will need to double over the next ten years to meet the surge in demand, delegates heard at the Symposium on the Future of Water-Efficient Sanitation on Thursday. The two-day symposium is being hosted by the CoJ, together with the Department of Water and Sanitation, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), the South Africa Local Government Association, the Water Partnerships Office, the Water Research…