Water

Khayelitsha land occupation grows under cover of darkness

About 400 families now live in Zweledinga says community leader

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Brief | 17 October 2019

Tshikota residents block roads, demand reliable water supply

“During election period we had constant water supply”

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Brief | 15 October 2019

Four years later, no sign of water in these Pietermaritzburg taps

Maqongqo water project has never worked and the municipality has again broken its promise to fix the situation

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Brief | 15 October 2019

Water meters make life harder for poor people, say Ceres residents

Witzenberg Municipality’s installation plan hits opposition

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News | 15 October 2019

Threat of drought looms over Queenstown

Some residents are already only getting water for an hour a day

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News | 3 October 2019

Dwindling water supply could lead to “job blood-bath” says Business Chamber

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality dams at 36%

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Brief | 30 September 2019

Makwarela has two boreholes but no water in the taps

Residents say Vhembe municipality has paid no attention to their complaint

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Brief | 27 September 2019

Oil spill: Willowton agrees to community demands

Expert says uMsunduzi River can recover in a year if rehabilitation is done properly

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News | 10 September 2019

Fed up Eastern Cape villagers told to move shacks, promised new homes

“We watched them build proper shelters for those who came after us” says villager

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News | 28 August 2019

Raw sewage runs through Dunoon’s Ethembeni informal settlement

Residents say they have been living in these conditions for over a year

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News | 27 August 2019

Endlovini residents demand to know why electrification of their shacks stopped

About 50 people demonstrated outside Port Elizabeth city hall demanding electricity, toilets and water

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Brief | 20 August 2019

Disaster fund needed to clean KZN river spill

1,6 million litres of fatty oils and caustic soda poured out of Willowton Oil into the Msundusi River on Tuesday leaving a trail of destruction

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News | 18 August 2019

Day zero in Butterworth

Not drought but municipalities caused water crisis, say residents

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Brief | 14 August 2019

Drought and strike leave taps dry in Butterworth

Protesting residents block N2 demanding water tankers

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Brief | 12 August 2019

Water restored to Eastern Cape villages in Dutywa

GroundUp reported on a leaking pipe in July

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Brief | 5 August 2019