April 2, 2024

Johannesburg’s water crisis is the latest blow to South Africa’s ‘world-class city’

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April 1, 20245:00 AM ET
Enlarge this imageSouth Africans have had to line up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts a collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.

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South Africans have had to line up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts a collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.

Jerome Delay/AP

JOHANNESBURG — Lungile Khoza is at her wits’ end. The mother of four has been without water at her home for three weeks, the kids are dehydrated and sick, and she can’t run her small hair salon so she’s losing money.
Khoza, 37, lives in Soweto, a sprawling township of Johannesburg, which is among the areas worst hit by a water crisis in the city. She says there are sometimes government trucks distributing water, but it often runs out before you make it to the front of the line.
Then she says, the water seems to cause stomach problems..

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Understanding the Worsening Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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April 2, 20244:45 PM ET
Enlarge this imageThe Nkamira Transit Camp is home to more than 6,000 refugees fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The Nkamira Transit Camp is home to more than 6,000 refugees fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Jacques Nkinzingabo for NPR

Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is increasing and has caused over a million people to flee their homes. It is threatening to become a regional war. Many of the displaced end up next door in Rwanda and we hear about the conflict from some Congolese in a refugee camp.

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