An emergency shutdown left most of the city without any water for a few days this week
News | 22 February 2024
eThekwini municipality blames delays to restore water to all affected communities this week on “unforeseen repairs”
News | 22 February 2024
More than 140,000 households are struggling with a minimal water supply or no tap water at all
Brief | 21 February 2024
A 2012 court judgment ordered the municipality to provide clean water. It has still not complied
By Masoka Dube
News | 19 February 2024
Taps have been dry since Friday because of a damaged main pipe
Brief | 14 February 2024
“We were hoping that the borehole was going to pump water into our yards. The borehole is too far from my house”
Brief | 9 February 2024
Head of the water department in eThekwini told to solely focus on resolving the water crisis by next week
Brief | 5 February 2024
The Khayelitsha Community Trust plans to build a private hospital displacing informal settlement formed during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 February 2024
Municipality confirms illegal connections to the reservoir but blames people occupying nearby land
News | 1 February 2024
Several pipes burst in Msunduzi Municipality
Brief | 31 January 2024
“If eThekwini collapsed, so would Umngeni-Uthukela, threatening water security to the entire province of KwaZulu-Natal” says DA shadow minister
Brief | 31 January 2024
EThekwini municipality promises that water will be restored to affected communities by 15 February
News | 30 January 2024
DA calls for Human Rights Commission to investigate ongoing water crisis in eThekwini
News | 25 January 2024
Upgrades to water treatment works more than six years behind schedule. New deadline is April 2024.
News | 24 January 2024
Hundreds march demanding better services from government
Brief | 23 January 2024
Currently the Department of Water and Sanitation cannot directly intervene when municipalities fail to supply drinking water up to standard
News | 18 January 2024