Sanitation

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Tshwane water is “unsafe for human consumption”, Parliament hears

Criminal case opened after hundreds of people fall ill with gastrointestinal illnesses due to unchlorinated drinking water in Tshwane

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News | 24 October 2026

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Bronkhorstspruit elderly must fetch water from a hole

With tap water unsafe and tanker deliveries falling short, residents say they have no choice but to collect water from a hole where animals drink

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News | 23 October 2026

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Raw sewage floods this Durban main road

Residents of Enkanini informal settlement say they have waited more than three months for repairs

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Brief | 23 October 2026

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Tshwane’s drinking water crisis a wake-up call for SA

Failing municipal sewage systems pollute drinking water for people beyond their jurisdictions

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News | 21 October 2026

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Hundreds of children fall ill after Tshwane fails to chlorinate water

Public was not warned that water was unsafe for drinking

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News | 19 October 2026

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Some relief for Khayelitsha school. But sewage worries remain

Parents at Kuyasa primary want a permanent sewage fix

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News | 19 October 2026

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Sewage and pollution threaten Pretoria’s water supply

Ekurhuleni and its water utility face criminal charges

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News | 19 October 2026

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Protesters demand end to power cuts and sewage spills

Sewage from broken drains sticks to the fingers of wheelchair users, says protester

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News | 14 October 2026

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Households on Cape Town sewage pond demand to be relocated

On Wednesday residents of Siyangena informal settlement in Philippi East protested

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Brief | 8 October 2026