Hundreds of Itireleng village residents depend on one communal tank for water
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 7 July 2023
Water Crisis Committee leader says the municipal billing system is flawed
Brief | 29 June 2023
This comes as Makhanda battles crippling water crisis
News | 29 June 2023
“We are wary of using water from the tankers because of what happened in Hammanskraal”
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 23 June 2023
All four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply and failing sewage treatment plants
News | 22 June 2023
Water is discoloured due to sediment, says City
News | 21 June 2023
Citrusdal residents have been isolated in their town since Wednesday evening after flooding cut off access to the Cederberg town. Some residents are stranded outside with no way to return to their homes.
By Ashraf Hendricks and Liezl Human
News | 17 June 2023
Drinking water has been dirty for at least three years, the Department of Water and Sanitation’s own tests show
By Steve Kretzmann and Chris Gilili
News | 24 May 2023
Municipality takes over drinking water project meant to have been completed last year
News | 23 May 2023
“It’s unbearable living in Diepsloot. We are living like animals,” says mother of two
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 15 May 2023
About 300 students joined Makhanda residents and civic movements in a march to City Hall to demand an end to the water crisis
News | 8 May 2023
Municipalities’ water and sanitation failure violates Constitution, SAHRC finds
News | 8 May 2023
Residents say they’ve been without consistent water supply for three years
News | 3 May 2023
The taps have been dry in many high-lying areas for days, say residents, even though there’s water in the dams
News | 20 April 2023
Municipality has still not repaired damage caused by an electrical fire at the Ntuzuma Pump Station
Brief | 19 April 2023
Wealthy households use more than half the city’s water, say authors of article published in leading scientific journal
Science | 12 April 2023