Water
UNISA campus closed due to water quality concerns in Tshwane
Water is discoloured due to sediment, says City
News | 21 June 2023
Video: River cuts off Citrusdal
Citrusdal residents have been isolated in their town since Wednesday evening after flooding cut off access to the Cederberg town. Some residents are stranded outside with no way to return to their homes.
By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
News | 17 June 2023
Deadly cholera outbreak was just a matter of time
Drinking water has been dirty for at least three years, the Department of Water and Sanitation’s own tests show
By Steve Kretzmann and Chris Gilili
News | 24 May 2023
Amathole villagers drink from the river while new contractor for water project appointed
Municipality takes over drinking water project meant to have been completed last year
News | 23 May 2023
Over 500 people share two communal taps in Diepsloot
“It’s unbearable living in Diepsloot. We are living like animals,” says mother of two
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 15 May 2023
“How are we going to survive without water?” asks protesting Rhodes University student
About 300 students joined Makhanda residents and civic movements in a march to City Hall to demand an end to the water crisis
News | 8 May 2023
In these North West towns there’s no escape from sewage, not even after death
Municipalities’ water and sanitation failure violates Constitution, SAHRC finds
News | 8 May 2023
We have to buy water for R300 a month, say families in Mpumalanga villages
Residents say they’ve been without consistent water supply for three years
News | 3 May 2023
Gift of the Givers bring much-needed water to Makhanda homes
The taps have been dry in many high-lying areas for days, say residents, even though there’s water in the dams
News | 20 April 2023