Water
What the latest tests say about beach water quality
Most recent samples show a mixed picture of water safety
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 19 December 2025
Claremont could be Johannesburg Water’s big blind spot
Suburb is among several expecting a very dry Christmas
News | 19 December 2025
After years of sewage flooding their land, Joburg residents start rates revolt
Collapsing sewer line in Carlswald Valley has soaked properties with sewage for 20 years
News | 17 December 2025
Free State residents without water while municipal officials bicker
Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality will close down its failing water supply entity
By Tladi Moloi and Sean Christie
News | 16 December 2025
Kimberley’s big hole of municipal failure
Sol Plaatje municipality’s speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records
Feature | 10 December 2025
Eastern Cape villagers finally get water, but only for a few days
Water scheme was restored, but two villages are back to having no water
News | 5 December 2025
Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water
Hundreds of households in Ethembeni informal settlement in Khayelitsha say water drips from the taps at night
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 29 November 2025
Fewer than half of Elim’s boreholes work and municipal water tankers are a rare sight
Private water sellers are filling the gap, but the municipality says they are acting against the law
By Thembi Siaga
News | 27 November 2025
Eastern Cape families go to court over water
Despite a court order, the Amathole District Municipality has not provided water to Centane villages, they say
By Liezl Human
News | 26 November 2025