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Gauteng’s most vital resource irreparably damaged – SAHRC

Environment Sheree Bega - 19 Feb 2021

Commission’s long-awaited report into Vaal sewage crisis finds widespread non-compliance by the government

Why we need the Blue and Green Drop reports: ‘Everyone in SA lives downstream from a sewage discharge point’

Environment Sheree Bega - 17 Feb 2021

The last reports were in 2014 but were stopped probably because the results were too shocking to be publicised, water experts say

‘People the same as pigs’ in the Vaal

Environment Sheree Bega - 16 Oct 2020

The water and sanitation department has taken over the clean-up project while sewage continues to pollute the Vaal River and Emfuleni municipality

Schools to close for a month due to Covid infection surge — Ramaphosa

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe & Lester Kiewit - 23 Jul 2020

The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally

Schools have tanks – but no water

Education Paddy Harper - 26 Jun 2020

The state rapidly put in place a solution for the emergency provision of water, but it has been hampered by the shortage, and cost, of water tankers

DBE: 95% of schools to open on June 8

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe - 7 Jun 2020

After a week’s delay, the basic education minister said the majority of schools are ready to open, but added that ‘the golden rule is, there will be no school that will resume, if not ready to do so’

Water supplier to shut off taps in Jo’burg for 54 hours

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 18 Jun 2019

Johannesburg Water’s main bulk supplier will be shut down for 54 hours from June 24, affecting large parts of Gauteng

SA’s water debt grows by R8-million every 24 hours

Article Sipho Kings - 1 Feb 2019

At midnight on Thursday two municipalities failed to pay their water bills. They aren’t unique. Debt is wrecking water and sanitation services

Past failures don’t bode well for Mokonyane tenure

Article Sipho Kings - 22 Nov 2018

Minister takes over a crucial department, despite leading the water department into crisis

The state of Joburg’s pipes

Article Sipho Kings - 4 Oct 2018

A kilometre of new piping costs R1-million. Johannesburg Water has 2 200km of ageing pipeline

The Vaal remains up shit creek

Article Sipho Kings - 24 Aug 2018

Budgetary constraints have resulted in a plan that won’t cope with Sedibeng’s sewage flow

Records tumble as drought goes on

Article Sipho Kings - 19 Nov 2015

October 2015 was the hottest October on record. It also holds the record for seeing the biggest increase in temperature for a single month.

Water restrictions begin in Gauteng

Article Sipho Kings - 28 Oct 2015

Rand Water, South Africa's biggest water utility, has implemented water restrictions as the country's drought continues to intensify.

Rand Water: Bonuses keep flowing as the pipes run dry

Analysis Phillip De Wet - 30 Sep 2014

Maybe it’s no surprise Gauteng has faced water shortages; there's no top-level remuneration for preventing outages, yet there have been mystery hikes.

Pipelines pass their best-by date

Article Staff Reporter - 22 May 2014

Water channels blighted by acid mine drainage and age place Gauteng’s biodiversity at risk

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Gauteng’s most vital resource irreparably damaged – SAHRC

Why we need the Blue and Green Drop reports: ‘Everyone in SA lives downstream from a sewage discharge point’

‘People the same as pigs’ in the Vaal

Schools to close for a month due to Covid infection surge — Ramaphosa

Schools have tanks – but no water

DBE: 95% of schools to open on June 8

Water supplier to shut off taps in Jo’burg for 54 hours

SA’s water debt grows by R8-million every 24 hours

Past failures don’t bode well for Mokonyane tenure

The state of Joburg’s pipes

The Vaal remains up shit creek

Records tumble as drought goes on

Water restrictions begin in Gauteng

Rand Water: Bonuses keep flowing as the pipes run dry

Pipelines pass their best-by date

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