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title: "When the real leaks aren’t in the pipes"
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# When the real leaks aren’t in the pipes

By Rico · Published 12 February 2026, 00:25 SAST

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## Content

![When the real leaks aren’t in the pipes](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/attachments/2988/WaterCrisis2026Col2000px_580775.jpg)

Residents are left counting drops while taps gush from the wrong sources — corruption, neglect, incompetence and zero accountability.