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South Africa loses $500m in water wastage

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South Africa loses about 500 million dollars’ worth of water every year because of wastage.

According to a water conservation report compiled by the country’s water and sanitation department, 36% of the country’s tap water supplies leak from broken pipes or are not paid for, because of poor municipal billing systems.

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