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Covid-19 and the call for solidarity: Challenges for informal settlements

Article Hloniphile Simelane - 12 Apr 2020

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

Editorial: Promises are on tap, but not water

Article Editorial - 8 Feb 2020

Promises of hope and a better tomorrow await South Africa. Yet they continue to come to naught

Students at two Eastern Cape universities back on campus after water cuts

Article Bongekile Macupe - 19 Aug 2019

The Universities of Walter Sisulu and Fort Hare had to send staff and students home as a municipal protest had affected water supply

Water supply is restored to some, the rest have to forage for theirs

Article Paddy Harper - 14 Jun 2019

A month after heavy storms tore through KwaZulu-Natal, Paddy Harper and Delwyn Verasamy visited some villages still do not have water

The geyser that gives you advice based on your water consumption patterns

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Jul 2016

BridgIOT — Runner-up: Green Technology Innovations

Juba’s water vendors make a living, but it’s a cut-throat business

Article Staff Reporter - 30 May 2016

Water pumped from the Nile is the only option for 98% of the residents of South Sudan's capital.

Editorial: A thirsty future beckons

Article Editorial - 22 Jan 2015

Water scarcity is here and we need to act now, as this is more difficult to solve than the electricity crisis.

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.

Madibeng: There will be another uprising

Article Sarah Evans - 22 Jan 2014

The Workers International Vanguard Party has warned of more protests if water and electricity - already paid for - is not restored in Madibeng.

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

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Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

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Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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special reports - 23 Nov 2020

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special reports - 20 Nov 2020

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