Water
Nelson Mandela Bay says it will not provide services to new land occupations
The municipality is in the process of “formalising” 156 informal settlements by providing services like water, electricity and tarring roads
News | 19 October 2021
Thousands struggle daily to get water in Mthatha
Municipal supplied jojo tanks were last filled in August in Joe Slovo Extension
News | 18 October 2021
Hundreds block Malmesbury’s streets over “unaffordable” utility bills
Swartland municipality says its already written off more than R14.9 million in irrecoverable debt
Brief | 5 October 2021
Musina residents say they have had enough of water outages
Anger over municipality cutting off electricity when people default on water bills
News | 4 October 2021
No water at Elim Hospital
Patients rely on relatives to bring them water to drink and to wash
News | 30 September 2021
Taps dry for three weeks in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Residents of Emakhabeleni say their water supply has been on and off since 2018
News | 21 September 2021
Joburg can no longer rely on its water supply
Demand often exceeds supply as infrastructure crumbles
News | 10 September 2021
Taps run dry as water crisis deepens in Makhanda
“The recent rains haven’t had the desired impact on our dams” says municipality
News | 7 September 2021
Lack of clean water in Hammanskraal is a violation of rights, says SAHRC
Families say they can’t drink the brown and slimy water coming out of their taps
News | 7 September 2021