The City of Tshwane will allocate R450 million over the next three years to fix the dysfunctional Rooiwal plant, which is polluting water in the area
With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive
The water minister wants to extend Amatola’s coverage area to include the whole Eastern Cape
The water and sanitation department says drinking water quality from the Temba water treatment works does not meet minimum drinking water quality
Former board members wanting to be reinstated for a second time are challenging the water and sanitation minister
The former members have said that an interim board has been appointed illegally and without being vetted
The board’s members are preparing to go back to court to challenge their termination
Umgeni Water and Mhlathuze Water will be consolidated into a single water entity after lengthy negotiations
Mthokozisi Duze was twice cleared by the entity’s board before finally being suspended and charged
It’s not what Oliver Tambo meant but, for the ANC, the lines have been clearly drawn since the party’s elections in 2017
North West legislature concerned about ‘unpalatable favours’ done in filling a senior R1.5-million-a-year position
More than 70% of the party’s branches have already completed their nominations ahead of the December elective conference
The minister supported the appointment of a senior North West official who only has a matric certificate, despite CV claims
Water minister Senzo Mchunu temporarily increases Rand Water’s bulk water allocation, while the City of Johannesburg looks to raise funds for water infrastructure upgrades
A meeting to finalise a Ramaphosa slate was boycotted by some provincial leaders, with those in attendance annoyed by the final list which excluded key allies
Senzo Mchunu says he is available for election at ANC’s December conference while reflecting on similarities between his resignation and that of Zikalala
The former KwaZulu-Natal chairperson fails to make the cut for the 30-member PEC
The minister has endured through a leasing scandal and factional wars in the police because the president can’t jettison the KwaZulu-Natal support base that he commands
The Impofu Dam will run dry in six days and the Churchill Dam will be empty 15 days
During a meeting of national executive committee deployees in Limpopo, Senzo Mchunu is said to have warned that the province is not ready for the conference
Premier Sihle Zikalala’s special adviser, Nhlanhla Ngidi, will challenge him for the position of ANC provincial chairperson
Residents of the towns and villages falling under the Ugu district municipality have been fighting for a secure water supply for years
Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province
The Green Drop 2022 report, the first since 2013, reflects a serious deterioration in the management of wastewater treatment plants
The axed board members have been paid out for the 14 months they spent sitting at home.
Advisers – not consultants – can help close critical gaps in government where the loss of key skills leaves the president desperately needing to enhance the state’s capacity to secure his reforms
Ramaphosa said planned institutional reform will improve the enforcement of water standards at municipal level
The department of water and sanitation and Rand Water have addressed questions about the inauspicious timing of this week’s shutdown
The Ugu district municipality has, for years, failed to provide a constant source of clean water and parties are pitching their elections campaigns around the crisis
New Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has already started moves to implement the court order and dissolve Sisulu’s interim board
The high court has ruled that the dissolution of the water entity’s board by Minister Lindiwe Sisulu was unfair and unprocedural
People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises