They criticised the Gauteng premier’s water and electricity solutions as misguided
There are two boreholes at Kutsakeni Primary, but staff say they dried up in 2021
The minister’s statements come a day after the constitutional court said it was working remotely because of unreliable water supply
We’re driven by the hope that one day the rural areas we visit will have running taps like our own Joburg offices
The temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho is not the problem
New Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says she will work with municipalities that are in debt, diversify water supply to include desalination and introduce measures to reduce water use levels
Experts like civil engineers say it is not too late to save South Africa’s waterways from high levels of pollution
Municipalities have a history of defying adverse orders. Activists are trying to lay criminal charges against errant officials to end the impunity
South Africans must learn to adapt, say experts, warning that the crisis will surpass load-shedding
As South Africa approaches the 29 May national and provincial elections, the narrative has shifted from load-shedding to a crisis that hits even closer to home: water.
Plus, Mapisa-Nqakula in the dock.
About seven billion litres of sewage are released every day into rivers and dams
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
Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis
Causes are a growing population, ageing infrastructure, poor governance and leaks
Gauteng water users need to use water ‘more carefully and efficiently’, says water expert
The reasons change and the blame game goes on while people struggle with severe water shortages
Densification and population growth driving water demand, the entity says
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