# #77 When the taps run dry: the real story behind South Africa’s water crisis

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Podcast: [The Investment Perspective, with Ninety One](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-investment-perspective-with-ninety-one-7065967)
Published: 2026-04-14T07:32:12+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-investment-perspective-with-ninety-one/episodes/77
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Duration seconds: 822

## Resource

South Africa’s water challenges are becoming harder to ignore, as supply disruptions spread beyond rural areas into major urban centres. Yet the issue is less about scarcity than system failure. Tshiphiri Muedi explores how infrastructure inefficiencies are driving the crisis, and how emerging reforms could begin to unlock a more investable path forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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