Water Infrastructure
latest news & developments
Water rights at risk: Johannesburg communities urge immediate government intervention
While acknowledged in the Sona, Johannesburg’s water woes continue to threaten public health and equity, prompting demands for emergency funding, accountability and sustainable…
How South Africa’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45bn
Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump
Economy 2025: A GNU hope, but ports, rail and water crisis likely to hinder growth
The country’s ports and rail systems are shambolic, but GNU and a pause in load-shedding have elicited some optimism
Buffalo City residents turn their backs on ANC over municipal failings
Irate community members say they will boycott the May 29 elections because of housing and infrastructure failures
City of Johannesburg counting cost of illegal mining on its infrastructure
Road and water infrastructure, largely in the central, south and west of Johannesburg, is being damaged
From the archives: The water crisis
In 2015, the M&G ran a series of articles about the critical state of water and sanitation. Things have only got worse in the years since then
Contaminated Isipingo lagoon and other beaches leaves KwaZulu-Natal fishers reeling
The contamination has resulted in the lagoon being closed while a cleanup is underway, cutting off fishers’ source of income
Why debt is a human rights issue
Many SADC countries are using scarce resources to service loans instead of offering public services