Elections 2024 : Episode 7 : KZN residents hold out hope for running taps

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With just two weeks to go until elections, government is claiming water problems which have plagued areas in the north coast of KZN for over two years could be resolved by the end of the year.

Next to electricity, water is one of the major issues that could sway voters at the ballot box.

HOT102.7’s Myron Naicker has more from Durban…

15 May 2024 1AM English South Africa News · Politics

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