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Authorities in Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial hub, have blamed the ongoing heatwave for reduced water flow that has left taps dry in some parts of the city for several weeks. A pro-Iranian Shia group has held protests across Nigeria to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The South African Weather Service on Monday issued a warning over excessively high temperatures, with the peak expected on Wednesday. Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday marched through the capital, Abuja, and in 10 other Nigerian states, calling for peace in Gaza.
The public water services provider says increased water consumption and lower reservoir levels are also fuelling the city's ongoing water crisis. Protesters in Abuja burned UK and American flags in front of the US embassy.
"The reduced flow into Johannesburg Water's Linden 1 and Blairgowrie reservoirs is mainly due to the increase in demand caused by hot weather conditions as well as reservoirs being critically low to empty," Johannesburg Water said on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday. They urged US President Joe Biden to withdraw his support for Israel in the Gaza conflict.
The company also said that its bulk supplier, Rand Water, will reconfigure its systems to boost supplies. The IMN was founded and is led by Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.
Water shortages are common in Johannesburg, and have triggered protests in the past. The group, credited for the growth of Shia Islam in Nigeria, is based in the north-western city of Zaria.
The current water crisis began late last year but has worsened in recent weeks. It was banned by the authorities in 2019 following violent clashes between its members and security forces, but its supporters hold protests from time to time.
The water outages have not only hit homes but also public facilities.
Aging infrastructure has also been blamed for the crisis.
Last week, multiple homes and facilities, including hospitals, were forced to buy water from tankers after lightning damaged a key pump station, cutting off water supply for several days.
Another pump station went offline last weekend after it was impacted by a power outage.
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