Water
Tshwane silent on Bronkhorstspruit’s discoloured water
Residents say they are worried about possibly getting water-borne illnesses
Brief | 9 October 2026
Communities caught between floods and dry taps
Climate change is making municipal water failures worse
Opinion | 8 October 2026
Protesters block N2 and R300 for taps and toilets
Residents of the Covid informal settlement have for years been fighting for services
By Vincent Lali
News | 5 October 2026
Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages
These are the metros where long interruptions are most common
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 2 October 2026
Elections 2026: This municipality is pouring sewage into the Vaal River
Streams that feed the river are being contaminated by failing wastewater treatment in Matlosana municipality
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 30 September 2026
Elections 2026: This failing town is knee-deep in sewage
Tswaing municipality in the North West spends money on court battles and consultants
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 24 September 2026
Elections 2026: This town only gets water for an hour a day
Kou-Kamma Local Municipality says it needs R210-million to upgrade and maintain water and sanitation infrastructure
Feature | 21 September 2026
Raw sewage is flowing in nearly every metro
Sewage treatment scores have dropped in seven out of eight metro municipalities
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 18 September 2026
Makhanda’s decade-long struggle for reliable water
Upgrades to the water treatment plant to solve the crisis that started in 2015 are yet to be completed
By Sindisiwe Tshona and Loyiso Dyongman
News | 16 September 2026