Many of those suburbs went without water for weeks this month after a lightning strike at the Eikenhof pump station. Johannesburg Water and Rand Water said the resumption of water supplies was delayed because a valve had been incorrectly closed.
When two boys died after eating food from a store in Naledi, Soweto, there were widespread calls for the increased regulation of spaza shops. However, nearly four months later, the City of Johannesburg says the food in question was not poisonous. Police are still investigating.