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Article

9 Jul 2002

Author:
Corporate Watch [UK]

The Private Sector - White Gold [South Africa]

Right in their backyard - Just down the road from the wealthy Johannesburg suburb of Sandton, home to the World Summit on Susutainable Development 2002 venue, a human and environmental tragedy is being played out that has nothing to do with sustainability and everything to do with big business’ push for profits at any cost...since the city’s water services were sold off to French-based multinational Suez (formerly Suez Lyonnaise) the bills have tripled and many people [in community of Alexandra, a shanty-town in Johannesburg] can no longer afford to keep the water flowing.