Water

Dwindling water supply could lead to “job blood-bath” says Business Chamber

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality dams at 36%

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Brief | 30 September 2019

Makwarela has two boreholes but no water in the taps

Residents say Vhembe municipality has paid no attention to their complaint

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Brief | 27 September 2019

Oil spill: Willowton agrees to community demands

Expert says uMsunduzi River can recover in a year if rehabilitation is done properly

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News | 10 September 2019

Fed up Eastern Cape villagers told to move shacks, promised new homes

“We watched them build proper shelters for those who came after us” says villager

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News | 28 August 2019

Raw sewage runs through Dunoon’s Ethembeni informal settlement

Residents say they have been living in these conditions for over a year

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News | 27 August 2019

Endlovini residents demand to know why electrification of their shacks stopped

About 50 people demonstrated outside Port Elizabeth city hall demanding electricity, toilets and water

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Brief | 20 August 2019

Disaster fund needed to clean KZN river spill

1,6 million litres of fatty oils and caustic soda poured out of Willowton Oil into the Msundusi River on Tuesday leaving a trail of destruction

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News | 18 August 2019

Day zero in Butterworth

Not drought but municipalities caused water crisis, say residents

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Brief | 14 August 2019

Drought and strike leave taps dry in Butterworth

Protesting residents block N2 demanding water tankers

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Brief | 12 August 2019

Water restored to Eastern Cape villages in Dutywa

GroundUp reported on a leaking pipe in July

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Brief | 5 August 2019

Eastern Cape villages have had no water for almost two weeks

Primary school told to pay for water tankers

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Brief | 2 August 2019

After 25 years of waiting for government, Ncwadi erupts in protests

“Now that we are doing what other communities are doing, police shoot at us. Protesting is the last option but we had no choice.”

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News | 30 July 2019

From drought to floods for Cape Town

City says 3,640 structures affected

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Photo Essay | 24 July 2019

Veld fire causes Rhodes University to evacuate residences

Blaze brought under control and no damage to buildings

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Brief | 24 July 2019

The land is “unsuitable for habitation” says municipality, but thousands live on it

Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago

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News | 19 July 2019