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DRY TAPS: Two months without water: Tiryville crisis triggers rights probe

ABI Analysis · South Africa infrastructure Sentiment: -0.85 (very_negative) · 17/03/2026
For nearly two months, residents of Tiryville in Kariega have had no running water — walking kilometres daily to fetch buckets from neighbouring communities while the municipality struggles to restore supply. Now, the Human Rights Commission wants answers.

Sources: Daily Maverick

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