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No freedom without water
Across South Africa, communities are marking Freedom Day under the weight of an escalating water crisis, where unreliable supply, contamination and ageing infrastructure continue…
SA is moving backwards with water, says WaterCAN
The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”
Editorial: Taps – and residents’ patience – run dry
As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepared to present his State of the Nation address (Sona) on Thursday, his second in the government of national unity (GNU), residents of some…
Residents ‘angry and exhausted’ as Joburg’s water outages drag on
From Melville to Midrand, Johannesburg residents are bearing the social and economic costs of prolonged water outages, with WaterCAN calling for transparent daily briefings and…
Unsafe water found in taps, water storage tanks across South Africa, citizen tests reveal
Scientists tested South Africa’s water. What they found was alarming: E. coli, sewage pollution and unsafe drinking water reaching directly into homes
Joburg residents unite to demand action over city’s water emergency
Residents, civil society groups and business leaders call for immediate action to fix the city’s collapsing water system
School sampling tests find storage tanks contain unsafe water
Of the 53 schools that uploaded valid data, 23 returned results showing the water was unsafe to drink
Environmental injustice is becoming the new normal – we must resist it
On World Environment Day, we must challenge – in word and deed – the assumption that environmental issues are somehow separate from daily life
Johannesburg high court shut due to severe water shortage
Bulk water supplier Rand Water warned that its systems were ‘dropping fast’ because of extremely high consumption
Wastewater plants dump 50 000 litres of sewage into SA rivers every second
More than 70% of the country’s neglected or aged wastewater treatment plants are not operating at optimal levels
Dada Morero: Joburg is facing a severe water crisis
The executive mayor blamed drought but water experts say the city’s reservoir levels are ‘leaking to critical thresholds’
Lesotho Highlands Water Project maintenance: There will be water but use it sparingly
Contingencies are in place for the maintenance shutdown, the water and sanitation department says
From water to police: Senzo Mchunu’s legacy and Pemmy Majodina’s new job
Mchunu has left big shoes that need to be filled, according to experts
Struggle for clean water continues as 14-year crisis in Mpumalanga township worsens
In 2012 the municipality was ordered to fix Carolina’s water problems, but has still not done so
Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates
South Africans must learn to adapt, say experts, warning that the crisis will surpass load-shedding