Can I drink the tap water?

How good is the tap water in Boksburg, South Africa ?


3 people said The tap water is not safe to drink.

All in all, 0% of folks here drink from the tap.



How good is the tap water in all of South Africa?


54 people said I drink filtered tap water, 106 people said I love the tap water here, 77 people said The tap water is not safe to drink.

All in all, 45% of folks here drink from the tap.

Answers in Boksburg vs. South Africa

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Are we not supposed to be drinking our tap water? : r/southafrica   - Dec 24, 2021 ... 471 votes, 214 comments. work at a laboratory that focuses on drinking water testing for a lot of municipalities in the northern parts of SA ...

Can I drink the tap water in joburg ? : r/johannesburg   - Feb 28, 2023 ... Hmm I'm gonna take that with a pinch of salt. There's been 5 cases so far that are reported in Gauteng aftre a month. An actual contamination of ...

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