{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ghanamma.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za","author_name":"SouthAfrica News","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/author\/ghanamma\/","title":"Water crisis: Billions down the drain - Ghanamma.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zxlS7O9gBg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2024\/04\/17\/water-crisis-billions-down-the-drain\/\">Water crisis: Billions down the drain<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/2024\/04\/17\/water-crisis-billions-down-the-drain\/embed\/#?secret=zxlS7O9gBg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Water crisis: Billions down the drain&#8221; &#8212; Ghanamma.com\" data-secret=\"zxlS7O9gBg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/za\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Minister of Water and Sanitation Senzo Mchunu has admitted that despite R60 billion in grants being allocated to municipalities every year to maintain water infrastructure, the water crisis has deepened. Mchunu said they have taken measures to improve the quality of water and the quality of effluent wastewater treatment works. However, progress has been limited [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/image-prod.iol.co.za\/16x9\/800?source=https:\/\/xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443\/opencontent\/objects\/59d448f6-dc6e-515f-87c2-b10b3a79decc&amp;operation=CROP&amp;offset=0x124&amp;resize=2362x1327"}