It is not only municipalities at fault. Government and provincial departments also owe a portion of the R13.1-billion debt
An international organisation says small-scale farmers are compromised because of red tape and costs
The finance minister has vowed to tackle rampant corruption and municipal dysfunction
Mansions at Blair Atholl illegally used water from boreholes. The estate is now trying to get permission for this — after the fact
Enough money has been spent to supply 95% of all households with water infrastructure
The cash to give it to them has been spent, but corruption and waste have left them without
Cape Town deputy mayor Ian Neilson said the national water and sanitation department would respond to the city’s request on August 31
Water will be cut off in two Eastern Cape towns and only switched on for short intervals
NSTF-Water Research Commission Award: towards achieving sustainable water management, knowledge generation and solutions with demonstrated leadership
A public-private partnership working together with the water users themselves can deliver ‘green growth’
The reality is many of us look at water like we do a takeaway container.
Day Zero has been pushed back until May 11 because farmers in the province have used up their allocated supply
Only half of drought-stricken Cape Town is saving water, the City of Cape Town revealed as it appealed to residents to get on board
Every second, 50 000 litres of sewage flow into the country’s rivers, a result of no maintenance because of corruption and incompetence
The utility’s board places Cyril Gamede on precautionary suspension while a forensic audit is carried out regarding the allegations.
Readers write in about colonialism, and the Cape water crisis.
Readers write in about the ANC, and water in Cape Town.
The reasons include faulty sewerage plants, rogue mines and weak monitoring agencies.
It’ll take years to provide potable water and new vaccines to fight drug-resistant bacteria.
Villagers in this Free State area have been relieved by rain but not by their municipality.
Looking to get away from the in-laws this holiday? How about a DIY Christmas for a cause?
Who are the biggest water wasters in the three largest metros?
Water sacrifices in Lesotho are the only reason you can still continually get water out of your tap.
Water from Lesotho is sold to South Africa but the drought has increased demand, dropping Katse Dam’s level to its lowest ever.
Readers write in about powerful women, water retention, and Krotoa.
The tougher water restrictions in Johannesburg should be enough to survive the last of the drought. But it’s a stopgap measure.
Science from the Swiss cleans water with sunlight.
Ordinary South Africans are helping monitor water resources amid worsening shortages under citizen and school programmes.
Citizens should not be plugging the gaps created by feckless politicians.
South Africans must change their attitude to water and see it as a resource critical for social and economic growth, not as a service to be rolled out
By law, the state is the custodian of the country’s water resources, but the private sector can help the public sector build new infrastructure.