Nelson Mandela Bay water Crisis
People in Kariega queue for hours to collect water after devastating storm
Gift of the Givers has been delivering hundreds of litres of water daily and set up 12 soup kitchens in the township of KwaNobuhle.
Brief | 7 June 2024
Outages leave Kariega families queuing for water in pouring rain
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says teams are working to repair the services
Brief | 10 April 2024
Nelson Mandela Bay residents protest high water bills
Water Crisis Committee leader says the municipal billing system is flawed
Brief | 29 June 2023
Nelson Mandela Bay households have been told to boil tap water. But poor families say they can’t afford to
The combined dam level in the metro was below 12% on 7 March
News | 7 March 2023
Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level ever
Impofu Dam at 7% and Churchill Dam may run dry by April
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 16 January 2023
“We did not vote for water trucks and Jojo tanks”
Taps have been dry in sections of KwaNobuhle in Kariega for nearly two weeks
Brief | 10 November 2022
Water shortage in Kariega has become extremely serious after a pipe burst
Residents roam streets looking for water trucks. Municipality says there has been a major burst on the Summit-Chelsea pipeline.
Brief | 4 November 2022
In drought-stricken Mandela Bay, leaking taps are wasting precious water
We reported a leaking standpipe 18 months ago. It is still leaking
News | 11 August 2022
One 5,000-litre water tank for 5,000 people in Nelson Mandela Bay
“I am not the government!” RDP homeowner tells community desperate for water from his tap
Brief | 15 July 2022