Water

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

The real cost of Johannesburg’s water

Families living alongside the huge Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme get no water

In photos: Joburg protesters call for end to water crisis

Millions of people in the city face daily water interruptions, dry taps, and inadequate sanitation, say picketers

No water for two years as R200-million project remains incomplete

At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets

No soccer at new R37-million Limpopo stadium

The pitch is unusable because the grass has not grown adequately due to water shortages

In photos: The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water

Eastern Cape villagers take charge of their own water supply

Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure

Water workers on strike in Free State

Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality plans to close down water company

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.”