Water
“We rely on dams and crocodile-infested rivers for water”
Limpopo villagers with limited access to water picket at Union Buildings on Thursday
News | 19 November 2021
JHB neighbourhoods battle without water
Water supplying company says it’s relying on residents without access to call them so a tanker can be dispatched
News | 17 November 2021
Taps run dry in the village of Mandela’s childhood home
Municipality failed to pay Eskom so pump station was switched off
News | 15 November 2021
Eastern Cape villagers refused to vote because of no-show mayor
At the Phungulelweni voting station in Ntabankulu Local Municipality only nine people voted
News | 11 November 2021
Thirsty villagers desert ANC for independent candidate
Broken promises over dam project said to be reason ANC vote dropped from 83% to 53% in Mhlontlo in the Eastern Cape
News | 10 November 2021
Overflowing toilets, piles of rubbish and empty water tanks plague Gqeberha shack dwellers
Yet the municipality claims the area is cleaned and serviced regularly
Brief | 10 November 2021
Willowvale is where government projects go to die
“If we want things done here, we either protest or do them ourselves” says a resident of this part of the Eastern Cape
News | 9 November 2021
Families living in Tsolo forest say they won’t be voting on Monday
The settlement of about 1,000 households has almost no basic services
News | 28 October 2021
These villagers threatened not to vote if their road wasn’t fixed, so the municipality sent a truck. But the truck broke the water pipes the villagers had laid
Protesters tell IntsikaYethu mayor he’s no longer welcome
News | 26 October 2021