Joburg water exposes illegal connections at informal settlement

LENASIA – Illegal water connections in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, have brought the area to its knees.Six informal settlements have been flagged for their illegal connections to the Lenasia water system, which has now been left compromised.One of those is Phumlangashi, formally known as Univille, which is separated from Lenasia South by the Golden Highway.Joburg Water regional manager Kagiso Manganye revealed this on 12 November, during an operation to disconnect the informal settlement.According to Manganye, Phumlangashi has just over 16, 000 households relying on illegal…