{"id":944,"date":"2026-02-15T14:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2026-02-15T14:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T14:42:35","slug":"ramaphosas-water-promises-unlikely-to-placate-angry-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/ramaphosas-water-promises-unlikely-to-placate-angry-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa&#8217;s water promises unlikely to placate angry residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s response to the water shortage crisis in his SONA address on Thursday is unlikely to placate Johannesburg resident Kerryn Mckay. She was livid with anger when interviewed by ONN. The state was treating us with contempt, she said. Promises to fix the water crisis were made the previous year. After dry taps&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s response to the water shortage crisis in his SONA address on Thursday is unlikely to placate Johannesburg resident Kerryn Mckay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was livid with anger when interviewed by ONN. The state was treating us with contempt, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-top-of-the-world wp-block-embed-top-of-the-world\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1RX7MV7H3u\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/no-water-go-to-a-hotel-to-shower-says-gautengs-premier\/\">No water? 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