Both Durban and Cape Town are enjoying some respite from high levels of E.Coli in beach water
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The deputy president says decaying water systems and financial strain at municipalities are driving SA’s water shortage
People in the Ekurhuleni area that is named after the MK party’s leader believe it will bring positive change
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Utility advises customers to start stocking up on water ahead of the weekend
Hammanskraal is a place that has been overlooked for decades, especially when it comes to water and sanitation
Residents complain they have not had a reliable source of water for three years and have to spend hundreds of rand purchasing it
Load-shedding has hastened the collapse of poorly maintained and managed municipal systems
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People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises
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It is difficult for residents of informal settlements to follow guidelines to prevent Covid-19 transmission, such as hand-washing, in the absence of access to water. It is governments’ responsibility to provide these basic services
Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught
The Universities of Walter Sisulu and Fort Hare had to send staff and students home as a municipal protest had affected water supply
A month after heavy storms tore through KwaZulu-Natal,
Paddy Harper and Delwyn Verasamy visited some villages still do not have water
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Water pumped from the Nile is the only option for 98% of the residents of South Sudan’s capital.
Water scarcity is here and we need to act now, as this is more difficult to solve than the electricity crisis.
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.
The Workers International Vanguard Party has warned of more protests if water and electricity – already paid for – is not restored in Madibeng.
The quality of South Africa’s fresh water is so compromised that the survival of some species in our rivers, lagoons and dams are at risk.
If water is the new oil, is blue the new green? Translation: if water is now the kind of precious commodity that oil became in the 20th century, shoul