Water

From drought to floods for Cape Town

City says 3,640 structures affected

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Photo Essay | 24 July 2019

Veld fire causes Rhodes University to evacuate residences

Blaze brought under control and no damage to buildings

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Brief | 24 July 2019

The land is “unsuitable for habitation” says municipality, but thousands live on it

Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago

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News | 19 July 2019

Daily struggle to get water in Pietermaritzburg location

Water trucks no longer deliver, and a project to install taps has stopped in Umkhambathini

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Brief | 18 July 2019

Taps run dry while broken pipe wastes water for a month

“Our government says we must look after water because of drought. But it seems they do not practise what they preach,” says Eastern Cape villager

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Brief | 16 July 2019

Protesters blame corruption for lack of water in Umlazi

“We hear that the officials are benefiting from the water tankers”

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Brief | 15 July 2019

Protesting small business owners stop meter reading tender, demand 30%

Supply chain management office closed by demonstrators ahead of R50 million tender deadline in PE

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Brief | 4 July 2019

No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu

Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services

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Photo Essay | 1 July 2019

Pietermaritzburg municipality lets water go to waste, but residents have to queue at the tap

100 people to one tap in Pavilion informal settlement

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News | 27 June 2019

Marikana informal settlement erupts in protests

Vehicles torched and shack dwellers tear-gassed as Philippi East residents demand services from the City of Cape Town

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News | 24 June 2019

Village without tap water for two years

District municipality blames drought for the plight of villagers in Cofimvaba

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Brief | 21 June 2019

300 homes share eight pit toilets

Shackdwellers in Polar Park and Tyampolo, East London, are not even on housing waiting lists

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News | 18 June 2019

70-year-old shackdweller gets R18,581 water bill

City of Cape Town says residents of informal settlements are not charged for water

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News | 14 June 2019

After four years Willowfontein has running water again

New pump finally installed

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Brief | 10 June 2019

Political spat over ‘leak’ at city council chambers in Port Elizabeth

Water running from council chambers for weeks

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Brief | 7 June 2019

KZN South Coast residents left without water after April floods

Broken pump station and crumbling infrastructure leaves thousands at risk

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News | 6 June 2019