Water
Nelson Mandela Bay dam levels drop below 30%
Mayor says consumption is 93-million litres per day above allocated limit
News | 9 April 2026
Joburg households set up their own network to deal with the water crisis
Started by a Ridgeway resident, the borehole network connects about 100 private homes across 15 suburbs
News | 9 April 2026
Johannesburg sewage treatment fails Green Drop assessment
Metro has dropped from 91% in 2011 to below 50%
By Seth Thorne
News | 7 April 2026
Mpumalanga’s Emakhazeni fails to bill residents as its towns crumble
The municipality ran up a deficit of R21-million in the 2024/25 financial year
Feature | 7 April 2026
Take me to the river: baptisms in Joburg’s polluted water
Years of systemic failures have poisoned the Klip River
By Seth Thorne
News | 3 April 2026
Water corruption: hundreds of cases referred for prosecution, but no arrests
MPs concerned that criminals are getting away with large-scale fraud and corruption over water and sanitation projects
News | 1 April 2026
“We can go weeks without water, and no one seems to care”
Elderly residents of Lehae in Johannesburg battle to fetch water
News | 25 March 2026
Major Eastern Cape water projects stalled over battle with small businesses
Two Whittlesea water treatment works were set to benefit nearly 30 villages
News | 20 March 2026
Cederberg municipality battles to keep up with sprawling informal settlements
Almost one in five residents of Clanwilliam and Citrusdal live in informal settlements with limited access to water, sanitation, and refuse removal
By Liezl Human
Feature | 20 March 2026