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Municipalities have a history of defying adverse orders. Activists are trying to lay criminal charges against errant officials to end the impunity
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South Africans must learn to adapt, say experts, warning that the crisis will surpass load-shedding
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South Africa is a semi-arid country whose rainfall patterns are changing as a result of global warming, but incompetent governance
is another factor that exacerbates water scarcity
Government is investigating legislative reforms to strengthen enforcement when municipalities don’t provide clean water to residents
The water shortage was caused by ‘an incident’ at the Eikenhof pump station, the bulk water supplier said
The water crisis has largely been caused by a power outage that affected the main pump station
The YoTenga Water Filtration and Purification System and Bottling Facility was launched at Pfunekani Preschool in Welverdiend, Mpumalanga
At this year’s IIE MSA Water Symposium the issue of the skills shortage in the water sector was raised by many stakeholders
Extracting too much water from the Vaal River system will result in a worse crisis
The report found that a failure to upgrade the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is a health risk to residents
But a resident says interventions are ‘a plaster on the wound’
Our water use is higher than the global average – and we need to fix infrastructure to reduce losses
Civic groups have started an online petition for immediate action from Rand Water, Johannesburg Water
Water outages have left many communities with dry spells since August as the city struggles with prolonged recovery periods of Rand Water and Johannesburg Water supply systems
Over the past year, Gauteng has witnessed a disturbing increase in water challenges, according to WaterCAN
Causes are a growing population, ageing infrastructure, poor governance and leaks
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Gauteng water users need to use water ‘more carefully and efficiently’, says water expert
Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis
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The reasons change and the blame game goes on while people struggle with severe water shortages
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Densification and population growth driving water demand, the entity says
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The infrastructure is there but it has to be maintained, upgraded and used appropriately
Significant opportunities exist to extract maximum value from water by treating it as a scarce resource and using it more than once
Ratepayers have warned Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda of legal action if the problem is not resolved
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In 2015, the M&G ran a series of articles about the critical state of water and sanitation. Things have only got worse in the years since then
The Nelson Mandela Bay mayor has gone against the DA fray, advising against any coalition with the governing party, which ‘must be punished democratically’
Robertsham residents have been hit by water shortages while Joburg Water and Rand Water blame each other and point fingers at Eskom
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Vrededorp residents say they are being ‘sabotaged’ by Johannesburg authorities because they are poor
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It’s a ‘huge concern because how are we going to cope with a real drought’
Another says the outages are a wake-up call for how water is managed in the country’s economic hub