Water
Women dig their own pipeline after years of frustration with eThekwini water supply
Many families in Matikwe north of Durban were left out when pipes were installed
News | 9 October 2024
In this village some people say they drink just one cup of water a day
Water infrastructure was installed in uMsinga in KwaZulu-Natal years ago but has never worked
News | 9 October 2024
Joburg’s water woes are self-inflicted
The temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho is not the problem
Text by Sean Christie. Photos by David Southwood.
News | 8 October 2024
Durban residents without water for eight years picket at city hall
Standpipes in ward 105 have been dry since 2016
Brief | 4 October 2024
Eight years without running water in eThekwini
Water trucks come to villages on the municipality’s rural outskirts twice a month
News | 26 September 2024
Villagers have had no tap water for 15 years, but they live 3km from a dam
The Maluti-a-Phofung municipality is intermittently supplying Jwala-Boholo and Qoqolosing villages with water trucks
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 25 September 2024
Limpopo man digs well so his village doesn’t have to share water with animals
Vhembe District Municipality installed a new pump last week, and promised to come repair the broken boreholes in Tshifudi Tshikombele village
By Thembi Siaga and Elmon Tshikhudo
News | 20 September 2024
Grannies battle water shortage in Kariega
Toilets are dirty and washing piles up after a month without running water
Brief | 19 September 2024
Are South Africa’s dams safe? Government does not know
A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament
News | 18 September 2024