ActionSA expresses deep concern over the worsening water crisis affecting communities across Westbury, Westdene, Coronationville and surrounding areas in the City of Johannesburg. For days, residents have endured dry taps, failed communication from officials, and increasingly desperate conditions – prompting widespread protests and escalating tensions on the ground.
What we are witnessing is not just a service delivery failure – it is a human crisis that continues to strip dignity from thousands of residents, especially the elderly, children and vulnerable households.
In response, ActionSA has taken the following urgent steps:
Our Gauteng Caucus has formally raised the matter with Premier Panyaza Lesufi in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, where he acknowledged the collapse of aging infrastructure and the strain on supply systems. While we note his establishment of a “Water War Room”, no immediate timelines or targeted relief efforts were provided to address the realities facing communities in Westbury and surrounding suburbs.
We have now issued a formal directive to our Johannesburg Regional Leadership and Caucus to:
- Deploy ward councillors and ActionSA representatives to the affected areas;
- Table urgent questions and motions in Council regarding tanker deployment, restoration timelines, and emergency support for clinics, schools, and pensioners;
- Convene a Section 79 Portfolio Committee engagement with Johannesburg Water executives and the MMC;
- Demand answers from SAPS and JMPD regarding the handling of peaceful community protests.
ActionSA has also instructed its structures to document and monitor the City’s interventions – including the adequacy, frequency and transparency of water tanker deployments.
We remind government that access to clean water is not a luxury, but a constitutional right. Communities such as Westbury, Westdene and Coronationville cannot continue to bear the cost of failed planning, underinvestment and political neglect.
ActionSA will not rest until dignity is restored, accountability is enforced, and sustainable solutions are delivered. We stand with the people of Johannesburg in demanding better.
ActionSA Demands Urgent Intervention as Water Crisis Deepens in Westbury, Westdene and Coronationville
ActionSA expresses deep concern over the worsening water crisis affecting communities across Westbury, Westdene, Coronationville and surrounding areas in the City of Johannesburg. For days, residents have endured dry taps, failed communication from officials, and increasingly desperate conditions – prompting widespread protests and escalating tensions on the ground.
What we are witnessing is not just a service delivery failure – it is a human crisis that continues to strip dignity from thousands of residents, especially the elderly, children and vulnerable households.
In response, ActionSA has taken the following urgent steps:
Our Gauteng Caucus has formally raised the matter with Premier Panyaza Lesufi in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, where he acknowledged the collapse of aging infrastructure and the strain on supply systems. While we note his establishment of a “Water War Room”, no immediate timelines or targeted relief efforts were provided to address the realities facing communities in Westbury and surrounding suburbs.
We have now issued a formal directive to our Johannesburg Regional Leadership and Caucus to:
ActionSA has also instructed its structures to document and monitor the City’s interventions – including the adequacy, frequency and transparency of water tanker deployments.
We remind government that access to clean water is not a luxury, but a constitutional right. Communities such as Westbury, Westdene and Coronationville cannot continue to bear the cost of failed planning, underinvestment and political neglect.
ActionSA will not rest until dignity is restored, accountability is enforced, and sustainable solutions are delivered. We stand with the people of Johannesburg in demanding better.