Water
Limpopo grandmother walks 2km to beg for water
Molemole local municipality has promised to send a water tank to the village on Wednesday
Brief | 22 September 2020
Woman who sold municipal water told to leave her shack
Property owner outraged that his tenant took advantage of water shortages in Port Elizabeth
Brief | 21 September 2020
Anger erupts over PE water shortages
“We will not tolerate this forever because water is a basic need”
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Mkhuseli Sizani
News | 18 September 2020
“It’s so painful when you see old people drinking dirty, smelly water with animals”
27 communities “crippled by the lack of water access during the Covid-19 pandemic”
News | 18 September 2020
Shack owner sent away after boy is electrocuted by izinyoka connection
Despatch residents send delegation to municipal offices to demand electricity
News | 15 September 2020
700 residents have a litre of water per day in Eastern Cape village
“We are pleading with anyone who can assist us … before we all die”
News | 15 September 2020
ANC infighting blamed for halted Ekurhuleni water project
Some community members say that jobs should be given to people living while others are angry that the fixing of leaks has stopped
News | 11 September 2020
After the drought: Cape Town’s gushing water
Berg River’s sluice open, as dams fill up
Brief | 7 September 2020
Day Zero in water stricken Mandela Bay
“We are in big trouble” says resident as dam levels for the metro fall below 19%
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume
News | 7 September 2020