It is no secret that the province which contributes a third of national GDP is in the grip of a severe water crisis — and it is weighing heavily on business confidence.

It is crucial to understand why Gauteng is in this mess, and that while there is a way out, it will require political will and administrative drive — qualities that have eluded those who run the big cities in South Africa’s economic heartland. ..

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