Articles for Sean Christie
Claremont could be Johannesburg Water’s big blind spot
Suburb is among several expecting a very dry Christmas
News | 19 December 2025
After years of sewage flooding their land, Joburg residents start rates revolt
Collapsing sewer line in Carlswald Valley has soaked properties with sewage for 20 years
News | 17 December 2025
Free State residents without water while municipal officials bicker
Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality will close down its failing water supply entity
By Tladi Moloi and Sean Christie
News | 16 December 2025
Ecological disaster in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
Feature | 7 November 2025
The real cost of Johannesburg’s water
Families living alongside the huge Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme get no water
By Sean Christie and Tladi Moloi
News | 5 November 2025
In photos: The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water
By Sean Christie and Tladi Moloi
Photo Essay | 29 October 2025
How two very different South Africans are solving their water problems
“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.”
By Sean Christie and Tladi Moloi
Feature | 27 October 2025
Municipalities are taking more water from dams than they are allowed
One municipality regularly exceeds its water allocation limit yet it received top marks for water management from the water department
Feature | 11 March 2025
Renowned cartoonist to move to Cape Town to finish his life’s work
Mogorosi Motshumi is finishing two graphic books
By Tladi Moloi and Sean Christie
News | 7 March 2025