Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has apologised to Johannesburg residents, many of whom have been without water and electricity for days while also grappling with uncollected refuse piling up across the city. Lesufi attributed the deterioration in service delivery to an ongoing strike by members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu), but said negotiations involving the union, the City of Johannesburg and the provincial government were at an advanced stage and.