What does the evidence show?
Water losses are water put into the pipes but never sold, and Cape Town's came to R0.48 billion in four years.
Verified means an official record, or two major news outlets, show it is true.
Cape Town's water losses stayed within the 30% norm in each of the four years to 2024-25.
Council record
R0.48bn
in water losses in Cape Town over four years, above the 30% norm in none of them, the Auditor-General found.
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