Middle-class people and the rich should pay more for water.

This is according to University of Johannesburg academic Mary Galvin, who was speaking at the start of the World Social Science Forum in Durban on Sunday.

Galvin said if the middle class used water more than reasonably, they would have to pay extra for it.

She said this could help curb water usage. However, she was doubtful rich people would change their habits because they could afford increases.

In her talk, “Of Water and Stones: Citizens’ Attempts to Access Water in South Africa’s Liberal Democracy”, she said this was one of the solutions on the table to try to deal with the drought gripping the province.

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