​Why we oppose the installation of prepaid water meters, given the experience in Stretford ext.4, Orange Farm

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Researched and published, June 2004, by the Orange Farm Water Crisis Committee, Anti Privatisation Forum and the Coalition Against Water Privatisation​

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​Johannesburg Water introduced prepaid water meters to 1,389 households in Stretford extension 4, Orange Farm. This was a pilot project to the installation of the same meters in townships surrounding Johannesburg as part of the water company's Operation Gcin'amanzi, the largest prepaid water meter project in South Africa. This booklet looks at the impact that the prepaid system had on the lives of people living in Stretford and offers compelling evidence for why this technology violates the right to access water, and why it should be rejected.