‘The infrastructure is old’Johannesburg Water, the utility owned and run by the local authority, acknowledges there is a problem. Analysts say climate change is worsening the city’s water woes by increasing the amount lost to evaporation. Another underlying problem is the mounting budgetary crisis at the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. A court had ordered the utility to restore the water in May, but they had not yet done so, they added. “On our WhatsApp group for the street, you get constant … reports of water problems,” the 53-year-old said.