Water
We are living in a desert, say Qwaqwa residents
More than 140,000 households are struggling with a minimal water supply or no tap water at all
Brief | 21 February 2024
More than a decade later, Carolina’s filthy water still puts residents’ health at risk
A 2012 court judgment ordered the municipality to provide clean water. It has still not complied
By Masoka Dube
News | 19 February 2024
KwaNobuhle families have to get their water from a hole in the ground
Taps have been dry since Friday because of a damaged main pipe
Brief | 14 February 2024
Durban builds boreholes to relieve water crisis
“We were hoping that the borehole was going to pump water into our yards. The borehole is too far from my house”
Brief | 9 February 2024
Minister promises to restore water supply to Durban suburbs by 15 February
Head of the water department in eThekwini told to solely focus on resolving the water crisis by next week
Brief | 5 February 2024
Battle in Khayelitsha over occupied land
The Khayelitsha Community Trust plans to build a private hospital displacing informal settlement formed during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 February 2024
Gangs make us pay for access to water, say Mamelodi residents
Municipality confirms illegal connections to the reservoir but blames people occupying nearby land
News | 1 February 2024
Water outages force Pietermaritzburg municipal offices to close
Several pipes burst in Msunduzi Municipality
Brief | 31 January 2024
DA calls for Parliamentary inquiry into eThekwini water crisis
“If eThekwini collapsed, so would Umngeni-Uthukela, threatening water security to the entire province of KwaZulu-Natal” says DA shadow minister
Brief | 31 January 2024