What's at the root of South Africa's water crisis? | DW News
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2023
- For years now, South Africa has been suffering from a water crisis that hugely affects people’s everday life. Climate change is making things worse, but the water shortage is mainly due to the disastrous effects of human actions.
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#SouthAfrica #Water #ClimateChange
The ANC's record remembers me the old saying: "You either die as a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain".
South Africa is indeed a failed state: They have a power crisis, and they also have a water crisis, which are basic human necessities. ANC has destroyed South Africa. Very sad.
Colonialism was so great back when England could commit genocide across the planet.
@@MadnessMotorcycle Climate change is happening only in South Africa?
@@MadnessMotorcycle yes, it is climate change. But the human species is too dumb to avoid self extermination so good riddance to rubbish.
You can't destroy what's already broken
@@samkelo27 True. You have to admit that things are only getting worse.
It's amazing how time can change everything, 13 years ago this country was able to host an amazing world cup but now the country is full of crises even the main needs from electricity to now water.
Things weren't as wonderful as they seemed back then.
Honestly south Africa was doomed to be a failed state just after Nelson Mandela had his 1 term. Mbeki screwed up the HIV one with his lack of knowledge but atleast ran the economy competently but after the growth from Mandela and mbeki south Africa just stopped growing and had its unemployment sky rocket under Jacob Zuma
@@amrutheshumashankar4996 Colonialism doesn't serve the colonized. The only reason why the United States could enjoy the wealth after running out the British was because there was an entire pristine continent to steal by genocide and pillage for profit, and when that turned out to not be enough stealing & pillaging we committed the same crimes Europe committed because we could.
Corruption, corruption
@@jaaksavat7916 Colonialism first then corruption, since colonialism is inherently corrupt.
I am an Indian living in Johannesburg for the last 11 years. I want to leave SA as soon as I can. There is 12 hours of power cut daily,no water for days. Too much crime,chaos on the roads and corruption in all the government offices.
ANC will have crashed south Africa to subshara level poverty in ten years
Swasti my sister. Find you, and your families way, to the EU or the USA ASAP.
May good fortune guide you!
@@stefanschleps8758 But, don't you always say that Western countries are terroristic?
I wish you luck with your emigration plans. I hope that my further comment will not rub salt into your wounds. I was blerrie lucky to have 1st generation European roots. I made my move to Europe in 2020 after growing up in SA, studying, working and living in Jo'burg for 30 years. I am happy with my decison.
@@stefanschleps8758 Why not India or Russia ?
I thought BRICS was a tight group , they all support Putin's war and hate the West .
Simple answer. Corruption
try communism...
@@AnonIllumiboth
@@AnonIllumi. do you even know what communism is? Do you know the difference between communism and socialism?
Her life is tough but she has 7 babies 🤷
Than people blame "racism" on why those kids underperform.
Africans are partly to blame for their failure to thrive, population explosion being a serious problem. In a few decades Africa’s population will double to 2.4~2.5 billion. They’ll probably keep migrating and have even more kids……👵🏿👶🏾🫄🏾🤰🏽🤦🏿♀️🤷🏽♂️
To understand. And not just with regards to this single issue. Just look up "cadre deployment". It's systemic failure brought about by systemic cronyism. A system of cronyism that is in the bones of the ANC.
7 children.. thats not even doable in a rich country.. enough water but not enough money and time to feed and cloth them.
Give her water and condoms.
This water crisis is not in all parts of SA. This video shows Johannesburg. Cape Town is doing well, mainly because it is not run by the corrupt ANC
Cape Town oughta secede. Don't go down with the sinking ship!
I drove up the coast to Cape Town a few years ago in January and all saw was signs with river names without a single drop of water. Every place was saving water too.
@@Joey-ct8bm that was a few years ago when we had the drought. It has since rained, in fact this winter we have had record rainfall, so much so there was flooding in some parts
Ah, Cape Town, last deck of the Titanic.
Not sure about how safe Cape Town is, just watched a documentary about how Cape Town is the Kidnapping Capitol of Africa - kidnapping people from all walks of life - not only the rich
Why so many children?
She likes making them
I visited SA earlier this year after an 8 year absence, I knew about the load shedding but was unprepared for other types of chaos, the electrical infrastructure is falling apart because it’s old and isn’t designed for turning on&off constantly…I rented a holiday apartment and didn’t have power for 3 days because a transformer failed…I had no clue when or if it would come on again…I got sick from the water supply…a friend of mine up the road hadn’t been getting reliable water supply for a few years and it gets worse month by month…he installed a huge water tank he keeps filled that lasts a week and a solar system but he can afford it most people can’t…I came back a bit shell shocked as to how bad it was.
This is a country that certainly has gone far backwards
Corruption corruption corruption
@@jaaksavat7916 It joined the rest of Africa then?
Not all of it, just the parts that have been run by the ANC for decades. Cape Town for example is almost a different country at this point.
@@jaaksavat7916 Communism, Communism, Communism
@@SimulatedSteam not at all, just greed and corruption
This is the problem when you inherit something that was built by someone else.
Not the problem of the west, its a BRICS country, maybe they should ask Russia for help
Yep very true….but who do you think they’ll ask for help from
@@xax8918China is financing most of the West. China owns the huge amount of US Debt and is a direct financier of economies such as Germany.
So China can definitely take care of this.
@@asmirann3636😂😂😂😂😂you’re a 🤡
Russia could offer some further techniques in corruption & State media brainwashing.
@@asmirann3636your talking point is 10 years old. China has a massive debt and real estate crisis and the money is not flowing out like it used to.
You wouldn't see these shortage in pre 1994 South Africa.
All the Brains left in 1994.
@@janneman27 if you worked and paid your bill.
Yes because only 5% white got water back then but now 90% have water
No water, no food and no electricity. This is a tough one.
If the government made water available and cheap, they cant overcharge people for it and steal the money. Any questions?
This government can't keep the lights on. It's incompetence and lack of service delivery that's fueling the crisis.
Rahmaposa should be ashamed
7:52 What is she talking about "bacteria in rainwater collection tanks"? This is absolute garbage. My house has had tank water since it was built in1930s. The whole area where I live is on rainwater. There are umpteen ways to clean water if it gets tainted - tip in 1 litre of peroxide (breaks down into water and oxygen), UV lights, filters, boil it, - or the simplest, trim trees away from your roof!!!!
I had been looking at the video wondering why those people didn't just get rainwater tanks. Until I heard this insanity.
No wonder South Africa is a disaster when they have "experts" stopping simple solutions!
A water poor country that has not invested in any additional reservoirs or any water saving reforms during the last two decades. What do you expect?
And population growth.
@@anitagorse9204 Yes post 1994 the population has exploded and most simply are incapable of contributing to a technical society. Nothing but misery awaits SA.
So true. Has Africa ever invented anything?
They are still looking for a wheel or a second story building. @@user-ig5sv4wp9b
Nothing to do with "climate change"
it's not this time no look at the real political situation in SA how the and has done and u will see.
Rainfall is getting lower every year.
Exactly
Water is very precious.
Can’t imagine no water from water tap for months 😢
Yeah... poor water management, overuse and population explosion (from 4 million in 2011 to 7 million by 2030)... We are reaching limits of earth's carrying capacity. Governments need to address all these issues. Make reservoirs, put water rations in place city wide. Remove unnecessary greenery (golf courses...etc). No swimming pools. Invest in water treatment/recycling plants. Educate the population on birth control. Basics really...
SA's population: 9 million in the 1950's. Population in 2024 - 62 million.
They waste more water off them trucks and they use
7 children? Really? You already know the water situation! Even in countries with plenty of water, its really hard to raising 2 or 3 already, plus that many children with not enough money and education only will ruin their life themselves and ruin earth too.
Because government pay grants to have children
You guys are even lucky to have public water systems, in Nigeria we drill our own individual water bore holes
Parasitical African politics.
No electricity and now no water. SA is going the way of a failed state
Crisis is such a negative term. People want this. This is what they vote for.
Incompetence, that's what caused the drought.
All TALK of what the government is looking into of things they should have been DOING for the last 20 years.
Failed governance flows like water, downstream
Too many people too little rain
Both water and electricity ,misery
@2:05 fantastic that half the water is not even going into the containers... even delivering water is an issue.
Water should not be used as a political weapon. It is essential to human life and is illegal to use water to punish people who may disagree with you. Doing so is a human violation.
and you think people in power care about your TY opinion...?
Have some more kids, lady. The future is so bright... 🥴
How do you get cholera from rainwater? I thought that was from sewage?
Yeah that's BS
Overflowing sewage near a catchment or a cistern.
@@ronnelacido1711 "Overflowing sewage near a catchment or a cistern.":
That's not from rainwater.
Sewage evaporates into the air - turns to vapour - turns to clouds - and then rains.
I stopped at the 1:00 when it said she was a "mother of SEVEN children"! Too many people, not enough resources, gov't mismanagement...no wonder!
no power either...
*Two things:1-foreign intervention and pressure 2-corruption and both are strongly liked to each other.*
Heidelberg is also affected by water shortage,to my surprise the municipality has billed us the same way while we have no water for two months now. How is that possible?
Keeping in line with the language on power outages, perhaps SA will implement watershedding ?
I’ve started calling it that already 😂
don't blame climate change
All the time
1corruption
2lack of planning
3mis management
4biggest over population
5mis use of water
6not storage of rain harvesting
We must care of above instructions in future
Every home and business should install a rain water collection and storage system along with solar panels.
Even in areas where rain is infrequent it is crazy to waste the little rain that does fall and waste it.
We need to stop planting green lawns and switch to local native plantings around homes.
It is crazy to plant lawns and build golf courses in dry desert areas. We waste too much water and electricity.
Unfortunately half of population is in no position to install those systems and then people in south Africa most people get their water for free cause I guess it was too expensive outside the cities and suburbs
That is of little help as the bigger part of the country is semi-arid, very few places have rain all year round, for most the raining season is way shorter than the dry season.
@@dienar3717 Exactly -- collect the rain water when it rains and store it for use in periods of no rain.
7 kids and a newborn?!?!? What is going on there?
At least they were productive in the darkness.
@@ronnelacido1711. 🫄🏾🫄🏾🤰🏽😝😜🤪😛😂🥵
I just noticed that lesotho is in the middle of it... interesting.
The Sun I’d expect 👍🏻 happy to help
I don't understand the schadenfreude so many seem to have for Republic of South Africa, sure it has problems (serious ones at that) but it's almost as if people _want_ to see things end badly. Being so invested in the failure of others is unhealthy.
Rather than wanting to see the country fail, it's sometimes more about the gallows humour that comes from disillusionment and disappointment.
Looked upon as an example for others to follow as it did not descend into civil war, and with a long tradition now of peaceful transition of power, the apparent lack of transparency and lack of investment in the infrastructure is hard to explain.
Calling a spade a spade has noting to with wanting to see "things end badly" , not criticizing the ANC early and acting that every thing is fine is the reason way SA is in the state it is.
@@7rich79 It did what it's people expected, it's a democracy with a robust constitution. No, it's not a Utopia and has both social and political issues. I don't see this as being all that different from many other countries.
Humour has hills and valleys, interesting and unexpected turns .. commentary around Republic of South Africa is one note. Relentlessly negative. If you've an example to the contrary feel free to site it.
When I've watched news from there, on this platform, they've not covered or reacted to trouble in Europe in this way.
@@SimulatedSteam Why would you assume that I'm opposed to honest criticism? I don't remember saying or implying any such thing.
I had said I was opposed to schadenfreude (not criticism) and I stand by that.
As if "load-shedding" is not yet enough, SA now has "water-shedding". Getting better as they come.
The supply of a commodity is one side of the story. The growing demand, i.e. growing population, is another. And so the ANC doles out grant upon grant, pushing more cash into the economy for which there is no production. This pushes up inflation so that the just announced grant of ZAR1000 will be worth the current ZAR350. within a year. On top of that, the ANC now wants to take us on the gold standard. My mind boggles at the implications.
Complex systems will not survive the competency crisis.
The political leaders in this nation have failed them. Many of them r corrupt. God willing they will turn to Him for help
can only steal so much money before stuff starts to break
Please start blaming the west as soon as possible
Interviewer: Climate change plays a role?
Guest: Yes, corruption and incompetence.
😂
I can guarantee you that the policy makers responsible for finding a solution to this problem, all have water flowing into their homes.
God bless South Africa.
Lets save our natural resaurces.
Cheers from lake Titicaca Peru
I love how the reporter blamed climate change instead of the political leadership. So sad that they are brainwashed
"Climate change is making it worse, but the water crisis is mostly due to the disastrous effects of human actions." Absolutely everything he said was accurate.
@@unclescipio3136 ANC is broke and corrupt national so cant afford to do water works, the national power company cant afford coal to power the stations after 2 man robbed the company and fled to Saudi with billions. local criminal damage water power system to extort locals, and you blame the weather... SMH facepalms*
@@unclescipio3136 No both the reporter and you are brainwashed and are part of the problem. Nothing will ever get done with you type of people, and you type I mean wakandians
You dont have water, have 7 kids🧐
What about water desalination?
Quite expensive, and you will still need electricity to run one.
Don’t you mean power crisis
0:00 - 8:20 💯💯💯Thanks for spending the time to create and share this content awareness 🙏🏾
After Uruguay, South Africa's next. 😭
vous pouvez venir en Europe de l'Est, dans les pays de l'Intermarium des Bałkans occidentaux, c'est très sûr et confortable
And mandela is still held as a hero…
Mandela tried to make reforms but was threatened by western powers. As an example he wanted to build low cost housing for the poor but western powers threatened to devalue the rand. ~ from a news report.
7 children . Has she not heard of birth control 🤔
Thanks ANC and ANC voters
S. Africa has a water shortage about every other year, they REALLY need a couple of desalination plants and a ton of solar to power them. Otherwise, nothing will change.
Failed governance like Detroit , Chicago or Haiti. For the same reason.
I hope u mean corruption..
Neo Marxist ideology plus degenerate cultural practices...
Shortage is because of population explosion and the government is not paying attention to the basic needs of its citizens in a timely manner. Why?
Corrupt politicians like those in Africa only care about stealing from the people. It’s hard to depose them cuz they’re backed by western interests and powers who want their resources cheap. So the dictators willingly obliged.
Apartheid government were pretty good with water supply
Murder was great for the water supply.
ANC failed state
It's not just South Africa. It's all around the world. Floods, droughts and heatwaves are NOT caused by climate change, Right?
They should emigrate to Russia. Russians simply adore Africans. 😍😄
France simply adore Africa ~ its resources. 🤑😵💫😜😝🤪 Russia has the largest reserves of mineral, oil, gas, gold, diamond, rare earth minerals, metals, etc. That’s why the west hate Putin because they couldn’t get their greedy hands on these riches. They tried but failed. Russia doesn’t to bow to anyone. Get it?
Electricity, water, what next...
Food, then homelessness. A train wreck.
Not a problem. As a member of BRICS, they will deal with it easy way
.. in your dreams.
Oh? By asking oil from Russia? Or loans from China?
BRICS will be a cesspool of corruption. At best a non-starter, at worst a Ponzi scheme
Availabilty of clean water is a basic human right, not just for the powerful corporations/ecological destroyers and their supermassive profiteering that got us here in the first place.
Maybe Putin can ship them some water for weapons…
Start collecting rain water , put solar on your roof etc...
By now everyone should have noticed that waiting for the government is futile.
... go plant a tree.... just look at the video. No trees.
Trees will get chopped down for firewood.
@ronnelacido1711 sawing off the branch you sit on. ( can't help you there) ( not you , in general)
Maybe bring back the old regime yes there was division but there was less crime and corruption
NO CLIMATE CHANGE.....will the caders have water when shut down ..yes boreholes will be drilled for them all..enough bottle water will be supplied to them
💦 WATER - HUMAN RIGHT not with 🇿🇦ANC🇿🇦 ... 🙈🙉🙊
Yah, but South Africa is still better than Ghana.
この乾いた大地にショベルカーとトラクターと散水車を導入して植林活動だけでなく、水源を掘り起こして井戸と大きな水場と水路を作って下さい‼️
British axiom "Create the problem and then sell the solution for double, or tripple the cost"
feb 1990 ?
Dig some deep lakes then learn to live sustainably and dont over populate. Simple mathematics. The more people you have, the more crops and in turn the more water you'll need. Be smart, teach your people to live sustainably.
i knew it would only take about 10 seconds for them to blame ‘man made climate change’
The cost of dealing with the impact of Climate Change will be much greater than the cost of dealing with the cause.
We must stop adding more fossil fuels to the climate fire. Phase out coal power plants and replace them with wind and solar energy.
Individuals, businesses and governments need to be educated about climate change and how they can reduce fossil fuel use.
Problem reaction solution hegelianism 101.
South Africa should ask their new friends Russia and China for help. Putin is not letting grist out of Ukraine. No SA will have water or grain. Pick your friends wisely. 😆 🤣
you can come to Eastern Europe, to the countries of the Intermarium of the Western Bałkans, it is very safe and comfortable
Living in Cape Town 41 years now. Sad about all the negative things that has happened since US funded and empowered the ANC. Now that the Cartels are exposed, and American and French are being chased out for the years of oppression, and and mining our resources for nothing, also loadshedding is much better. We get 2 hours every second day. Looking what is going on in other countries, weather, dollar collapse, WAR, millions of immigrants flooding over US border from Mexico, or as Elon Hersh wrote in yet another masterpiece, about how the Northstream pipeline was sobotagedwas by US. I think it is safe to say every country has their issues. Who do you think feeds Germany Gas😂. Start looking at your "Leaders" they are not dying in the War. Innocent families being slaughtered. Makes one sick to the stomach, o well not enough, then lets bomb the enemy and kill more innocent. Goodluck to those who follow your leaders and goodluck to those who are fighting the real what is wrong with this world. Be safe everyone.
You're real cute blaming the US 😂
Nothing cute about the raw truth. If you don't know the facts I guess the world is a cute place.
USA is in the same boat. Bad infrastructure and mismanagement of funds. U.K. is terrible too.
7 Kids🏃♀🏃♀🏃♀🏃♀
South Africa will become Sudan eventually. A country in fast decline.
USAandNATO bombingGadafi project...
It's due to the colonization!!! 😂
This Zimbabwean reporter?? He’s got a nerve.
Why? Because truth hurts and he speaks the truth about SA?