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ORANGE FARM WATER CRISIS |
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Following the assassination of a 61 year old woman activist from the Orange Farm Water Crisis Committee, video activists from around the world made this short film exposing water privatisation in Orange Farm, one of the poorest townships in South Africa. Privatisation appeared in Orange Farm in the form of pre-paid water meters, months before the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg 2002. Only predominately black areas are being targeted for pre-paid meters. The meters were introduced by the “corporatised entity” Johannesburg Water Company, whose services are managed by multinational Suez Lyonnaise, a company known for bad business practice throughout the world.The community quickly organised to protect their right to water, creating the Orange Farm Water Crisis Committee. Pre-paid meters mean automatic water cut-offs if you can't pay. Graffitti sprang up all over Orange Farm shouting the solution “Destroy the Meter, Enjoy Free Water! |
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