At 6.30 am in a gated community off Varthur Road in Bengaluru, the day begins not with birdsong or early traffic, but with the piercing reverse beep of a water tanker easing into the driveway.
The City of Tshwane has come under fire over the R777 million reportedly spent on water tankers during the financial year ending June 2025 under Mayor Nasiphi Moya's multiparty coalition government.