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Author: Dr Anthony Kaziboni
Senior researcher, Centre for Social Development in Africa, at the University of Johannesburg. He writes in his personal capacity, and the views expressed are his own and do not represent the Centre for Social Development in Africa or the University of Johannesburg.
Dr Anthony Kaziboni argues that South Africa’s water crisis is not only about supply, but about governance and fiscal discipline. With billions lost annually through non revenue water, he contends that expanding infrastructure without fixing distribution and financial accountability risks deepening inequality in an already resource constrained state.
Knysna is facing a water crisis not because of rainfall shortages, but due to governance failures, neglected infrastructure, and ignored lessons from past droughts, writes Dr Anthony Kaziboni.