Small businesses bear the brunt

Street catering and car washes are the most common small businesses whose day-to-day operations rely on steady water supply.  The food catering business, which has become wildly popular over the years, and is mostly carried out at the owner’s homestead, is among the worst affected by the ongoing crisis. It has emerged that with water cuts lasting days, some street caterers have resorted to recycling their wares and serving them up to unsuspecting consumers.  Whatever food items remain behind on a particular day are kept overnight and are put on the shelf for the next day whenever the caterers do not have enough water to prepare fresh meals.

Itumeleng Mmusi said while she was aware that some of her compatriots had resorted to recycling their servings, she was not prepared to follow that route.