
Amanzi - Know Your Water
This is a submission for the DEV Weekend Challenge: Community The Community South Africa is in a water crisis that has taken many years to manifest into daily life. I live in the Johannesburg area, where water is not something you take for granted. Gauteng imports nearly 98% of its water from outside the province, the Vaal Dam fluctuates dangerously, and municipal restrictions can change overnight. In townships like Alexandra and Diepsloot, flooding and water outages are a lived reality, not a news headline. Nationwide, 47% of South Africans experience regular water disruptions, and the country loses an estimated 35% of its treated water to leaking infrastructure before it ever reaches a tap. Yet for the average resident, getting reliable, consolidated water information means digging through the Department of Water & Sanitation's PDF reports, checking three different municipal websites, and hoping the news covers it. There is no single, accessible, community-facing app that brings it a
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