Joburg halts Midrand water project over funding gap, delaying supply relief
Daily Maverick | 07.05.2026 20:29
Days after the City of Johannesburg publicly celebrated the reopening of the Brixton reservoir as a flagship infrastructure success – and amid a fresh warning from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana about Johannesburg’s deteriorating financial position – it has emerged that in Midrand, a near-complete Johannesburg Water project has been brought to a halt after running out of money.
