Water

Kakamas residents live on the edge of a water emergency

The town’s only water treatment plant is near collapse

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News | 20 December 2024

R20-million water project fails to quench Limpopo villagers’ thirst

Households now rely on a single diesel-powered borehole or have to buy water

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News | 19 December 2024

Hawks raid Free State municipality offices

Tenders for the refurbishment of the Brandfort Water Treatment Works form part of the investigation

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Brief | 18 December 2024

We are all responsible for Gauteng’s water problems

Government, business and residents can all do their share to ensure a sustainable water supply

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Opinion | 18 December 2024

Promises, promises, but still no proper water supply in Musina

Children do the family’s washing at a broken municipal water pipe

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News | 13 December 2024

Johannesburg has a water leaks problem. Here’s what’s being done about it

Study found more leaked municipal water in the Jukskei River than naturally occurring water

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Feature | 13 December 2024

Angry residents confront Johannesburg Water officials

People from Westbury, Westdene, Claremont, and Hursthill want a permanent solution to their water woes

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News | 10 December 2024

We visited eight boreholes in Cofimvaba: not one of them is operational

Municipal workers accused of stealing vital equipment

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News | 6 December 2024

Pretoria mother uses her social grant to buy water on the street

Municipal water tanks in Vergenoeg in Atteridgeville are empty

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Brief | 3 December 2024

Hundreds march in Joburg demanding water

Residents of Phumla Mqashi informal settlement say they’re not getting enough water from trucks

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Brief | 2 December 2024

Joburg protesters block roads, demanding water

Water supply in Coronationville, Claremont, and Westbury has been erratic for two years, they say

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Brief | 27 November 2024

Villagers work with Eastern Cape municipality to fix water supply

The Mncwasa Water Scheme has been revived

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News | 27 November 2024

Flood victims not welcome, say residents

City of Tshwane promises they will be relocated

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News | 25 November 2024

800 families share two “illegal” taps

Mfuleni residents have also had to resort to digging holes to bury human waste

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Brief | 20 November 2024

Five years of water shortages in KZN township

Residents take legal action

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Brief | 20 November 2024

Johannesburg Water: tales of woe

At least maintenance on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is on track

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Feature | 20 November 2024