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Contaminated: What looks like foam in the Klein Drinkwater stream is ammonia and there are high E.coli levels as well, Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Jack Bloom says. Photo: Supplied

Ermelo braces for another Day Zero

Ermelo is bracing for an acute drinking water shortage within months as severe mining and sewage pollution, aging infrastructure, and looming El Niño conditions push the…

Outrage: Ambushing strangers with water is not harmless simply because the substance being thrown is water. Photo: Supplied

Splashing out on Spring Day is not funny

Spring Day water-splashing pranks have crossed the line from celebration to non-consensual harassment and reckless waste in a water-scarce South Africa.

River clean-ups alone won’t fix South Africa's water crisis, says Deputy Minister Jack Bloom

Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Jack Bloom states that community clean-up campaigns only address the symptoms of South Africa's river pollution. He emphasizes that lasting…

Water crisis looms

R4bn down the drain as KZN sheds 60% in non-revenue water

KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are losing close to R4 billion annually in water revenue, with eThekwini accounting for half of this. Revelations from a provincial water summit…

South Africa faces plastic pollution crisis, warns Water Research Commission

South Africa must urgently address escalating plastic pollution to avert a devastating crisis impacting humans, oceans, and aquatic life. The Water Research Commission issues a…

Honouring the class of 16 june 1976 through water security: youth empowerment is water security

The future of water security in South Africa will not be secured by infrastructure alone. It will be secured by people. More specifically, it will be secured by a generation of…