South Africa: Tourists Return to KZN South Coast, but Water Problems Persist

South Africa: Tourists Return to KZN South Coast, but Water Problems Persist After a decade of water cuts, wealthier areas have insulated themselves, but poorer areas remain at the mercy of a failing system. When water was cut-off for much of the KwaZulu-Natal south coast for days at the start of the December holiday season in 2016, it marked a low point for the area’s main holiday destination of Margate. Crime and drug abuse were also taking hold. When GroundUp visited in the December holidays from 2017 to 2019, the main business district and beach area were marred by litter, broken glass, empty storefronts and urban decay. A visit earlier this month revealed a much cleaner and seemingly safer town,…