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Sounds very odd indeed! Especially in a dense place like Soweto where you'd expect people would see what happens, even if taps are hard to access (which may be the case with a kiosk where they may be behind a wall). What may be more likely:

• Water being free or so cheap that people don't value it and don't feel the need to turn off the tap.
• The tap has been installed / gifted by someone external so there is no sense of ownership.
• There is poor management of the water point (no committee / owner) so nobody cares abour wastewater and mud.
• Children are not educated to closing taps.
• At certain times of the day (morning / evening peak), there may be a queue forming for water, meaning that usually taps are left on so that each person just places their bucket after the previous.

Just a few possible scenarios!

Sounds very odd indeed! Especially in a dense densely populated place like Soweto where you'd expect people would see what happens, is happening, even if taps are hard to access (which may be the case with a kiosk where they may be behind a wall). What may be more likely:

• Water water being free or so cheap that people don't value it and don't feel the need to turn off the tap. tap;
• The the tap has been installed / gifted by someone external so there is no sense of ownership. ownership;
• There there is poor management of the water point (no committee / owner) so nobody cares abour wastewater about wasting water and mud. mud;
• Children the children are not educated to closing taps. close taps;
• At at certain times of the day (morning / evening peak), peak) there may be a queue forming for water, meaning that usually taps are left on so that each person just places their bucket after the previous.

Just a few possible scenarios!