Water

In photos: The spectacular but contested Drakensberg source of Johannesburg’s water

Eastern Cape villagers take charge of their own water supply

Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure

Water workers on strike in Free State

Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality plans to close down water company

How two very different South Africans are solving their water problems

“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.”

Unemployed Capetonians march for jobs, safety and water

“I don’t see the point of filling out these [jobseekers’] forms anymore”

KZN municipality battles skills shortage as water infrastructure collapses

Stalled water projects mean conditional grants cannot be released

Lesotho families, moved to make way for a dam, lose court battle

20 years after they were displaced by the Mohale Dam, court tells families to share their compensation payout

People fight for water as infrastructure crumbles

uMzinyathi District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is failing to supply water

These Durban residents will have to wait another seven years for running water

Residents of Tafelkop rely on streams and expensive water trucks

Staff at this government building have to carry buckets of water to flush toilets

The Public Servants Association is calling on the labour department to intervene

Hundreds of West Rand residents block busy highways over water cuts

Households in Kokosi, Fochville say they’ve been forced to rely on dirty water sources during the outage

Malawian politician, fired in 2022, appointed to Lesotho Highlands Water Commission

Helen Buluma’s appointment as deputy CEO of the National Oil Company of Malawi was declared invalid in 2022

Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Grievances listed include unsatisfactory relocations, damaged homes, a lack of compensation and loss of livelihoods caused by the project

Gauteng community’s taps run dry as municipality battles R1.4-billion water debt

The taps in Kokosi, Fochville near Carletonville have been dry for a month after Rand Water implemented water reduction measures against Merafong municipality

Chatsworth residents take to the streets over water

Bottlebrush informal settlement has been short of water for four months, they say

Protesters charged with public violence to appear in court

Six arrested during the protest on Voortrekker Road in Cape Town on Monday