The geography of water inequality in Cape Town

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Ngqula, Z. The geography of water inequality in Cape Town. (06 January 2026).

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24630
 
Abstract:
Cape Town’s water crisis reveals that broken pipes are symptoms of broken governance, where apartheid’s spatial legacy, rapid urban densification, and the commodification of water create cascading environmental and social injustices that can only be solved through inclusive, community-centred approaches that treat water as life rather than a resource.
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09 Jan 2026
 
CAPE TOWN
WATER SERVICE DELIVERY
WATER SUPPLY
 
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