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November 10, 2015

Johannesburg limits water use as drought worsens
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 9, 2015
Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic hub, on Monday imposed emergency water restrictions as supplies deteriorated due to a drought, the worst to ravage the country in three decades. "We are pleading with our customers to take more precautionary measures on how to use the water," the city's environmental affairs spokesman Anda Mbikwana told AFP. The decision was prompted by a warning from Rand Water, the country's main water utility, early Monday that supplies were declining. ... read more

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