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The Blue, Green and No Drop certification programmes are the department’s regulatory mechanisms to improve municipal drinking water quality, wastewater management, water conservation and demand management.

SA’s water crisis deepens: Nearly half of wastewater systems critical

The latest Green, Blue and No Drop reports show widespread deterioration of water and sanitation infrastructure. Nearly half of wastewater systems are critical, drinking water…

Nelson Mandela  believed that forgetting the past would help white people embrace democracy.

We must not give up on achieving Madiba’s dreams

Let the legacy of Nelson Mandela strengthen our national goal of good for all as the Global South finds its rightful place

The survey found that although the proportion of respondents who are connected to piped water remains high (92% in 2023-24), the percentage of respondents who believe their water is “always clean” declined from 75% in 2020-21 to 60% in 2023-24. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)

Water and sanitation department guns for 67 errant municipalities

Experts like civil engineers say it is not too late to save South Africa’s waterways from high levels of pollution

Liliesleaf Farm In Rivonia,South Africa, Architect Johannesburg, Liliesleaf Farm In Rivonia, Jhb, South Africa. . (Photo by View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

OPINION| Liliesleaf Farm is a vital part of South Africa’s history that needs to be preserved

The secret headquarters of the anti-apartheid struggle and the events that took place there in the early 1960s hold stories well worth sharing

The full election picture is almost complete.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Big party failures crystalise as vote count enters final stretch

With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble

The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets

The smelly and corrupt side of ‘dysfunctional’ Nelson Mandela Bay

The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets

As a human rights lawyer, during the apartheid ere, Bizos dedicated his career to fighting for fundamental human rights.

George Bizos dies at 92

Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons during the treason trial and Rivonia trial, represented families at the TRC, and…

Free at last: ANC struggle stalwarts (from left) Raymond Mhlaba, Oscar Mpetha, Andrew Mlangeni, early life, which were Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada, Elias Motsoaledi and Wilton Mkwayi after their release from prison in 1989. (Photo: Sunday Times/Raymond Preston/Gallo)

Comrade Andrew Mlangeni was the embodiment of service

Kgalema Motlanthe paid tribute to ANC struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni, who died on Tuesday, at his 95th birthday celebrations last month

The Nelson Mandela Foundation said Andrew Mlangeni and the Rivonia Trial class represents selflessness that now appears to have been lost.

Andrew Mlangeni: A comrade until the end

The foundations of former Rivonia trialists reflect on the loyalty of the comrades who fought for democracy.

Andrew Mlangeni, the last surviving member of the Rivonia trialists, has died.

Rivonia trial veteran Andrew Mlangeni dies

The anti-apartheid struggle veteran was the last remaining defendant of the historic 1963-1964 trial

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Programme multiplies pupils’ success

A maths and science incubator run by Nelson Mandela University is producing promising results

Mandela Day is about advancing and deepening democracy, just as Nelson Mandela did every day.(Rodger Bosch/AFP)

Citizens and civil society must fight to protect our democracy

Holding corrupt public and private officials to account is vital for our country’s wellbeing

‘I grew up believing in heroes

When you think of heroes, rather listen to your heart

‘This book is about how I was made by the liberation struggle and how I was broken by it’

Zuma haunted by ghosts of freedom fighters past

The bronzed ghosts of South Africa’s fight against oppression march defiantly towards the Nasrec convention centre in Soweto on Monday.

All white not right: Panyaza Lesufi

Andrew Mlangeni: Kathrada wanted a united ANC

Mlangeni warned that if nothing drastic was done to change the current state of affairs within the ANC, it would lose its relevance in society.

Mark Gevisser looks back on the life of activist and struggle stalwart Epainette Mbeki.

The world of Epainette Mbeki: A mother and a comrade to the end

Mark Gevisser looks back on the life of activist and struggle stalwart Epainette Mbeki.

Epainette Mbeki.

Stuggle stalwart MaMbeki dies

Anti-apartheid activist Epainette Mbeki has died at the age of 98.

Building a better South Africa

The Govan Mbeki Awards 2013 winners

A list of those who were recognised for excellence in human settlements.

Nkosi: Out of jail but back at his books

The Weekly Mail found John Nkosi in a tiny room at the back of a house opposite his parents’ Atteridgeville home.

No need to lie spread-eagled

Ranjeni Munusamy asks how the media could have missed the signs of a political conspiracy against Jacob Zuma.