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Why your taps are running dry! R500m contractor debt revealed

Sowetan · 23 August 2026 at 08:00

Why your taps are running dry! R500m contractor debt revealed

R3.4bn diverted and R500m owed to contractors — the real reason Joburg’s taps are running dry.

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