"Twelve days without a drop. My son bathes from a 25-litre drum I fill at a friend's flat in Diepkloof."
— Thandiwe, Orlando East Share
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A live, crowdsourced record of every dry tap, every burst pipe, every day residents go without water. Report yours in 30 seconds. Hold power accountable. Then vote.
The live map
Corroborated resident reports, colour-coded by severity. Zoom in — find your street.
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Wall of Thirst
Real stories. Real Johannesburg.
"R2,500 a month in water rates, and brown sludge from the tap on a good day. Where does the money go?"
— Johan, Northcliff Share
Where your money goes
R10.3 BILLION of drinking water. Gone.
Over four years, according to the Auditor-General. That's roughly R88 every second — every second. While your tap runs dry.
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Drinking water lost since 1 July 2025 · Source: Auditor-General
R2.8bn
Water lost FY24/25 (32.94%)
Source: AG water sector audit
44.8–48.2%
Non-revenue water (~R7bn/yr)
Source: Treasury / AGSA to Parliament
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Reservoirs leaking
Source: Daily Maverick, May 2026
Every number linked to its source on our methodology page.
Pressure works
Emmarentia
Restored after 2,300 reports · Day 9
Meadowlands
Repair scheduled after 1,100 pins
Blairgowrie
Reservoir refilled Day 6
Fourways
Tanker route added after 780 pins
The only fix
A new government. Vote 4 November.
Two decades of neglect built this crisis. One day can start fixing it. Make your voting plan now — people who make a plan are 4.1 percentage points more likely to actually vote (Nickerson & Rogers).
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