The water crisis in Gauteng’s three metros looks set to deepen
/ 6 October 2023

The water crisis in Gauteng’s three metros looks set to deepen

Causes are a growing population, ageing infrastructure, poor governance and leaks

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‘We are living in the Stone Age’, say Gauteng residents of water cuts
/ 6 October 2023

‘We are living in the Stone Age’, say Gauteng residents of water cuts

The reasons change and the blame game goes on while people struggle with severe water shortages

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Eskom crisis has exposed SA’s municipal crisis
/ 9 February 2023

Eskom crisis has exposed SA’s municipal crisis

Load-shedding has hastened the collapse of poorly maintained and managed municipal systems

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Editorial: We are a shredded nation
/ 7 October 2022

Editorial: We are a shredded nation

The fact that we are lamenting water cuts speaks volumes of our privilege, particularly when there are parts of the country where people have to walk kilometres to get a few buckets of the precious liquid and don’t have adequate sanitation