Water
Residents thank Covid-19 pandemic for sanitation
After 23 years using a pit latrine, community gets chemical toilets
Brief | 19 June 2020
In photos: Cape Town flooded
The city has been hit by hail, lightning, thunder and heavy rain since Wednesday
By Ashraf Hendricks, Buziwe Nocuze and Lucas Nowicki
Photo Essay | 11 June 2020
Women dig up old spring to solve village’s water problem
“God gave us natural water and it is time we use it”, say Elandskop women
News | 28 May 2020
High Court gives Makana Municipality tongue-lashing over attempt to appeal landmark verdict
Judge says government “ought to be hanging their heads in shame”
Brief | 22 May 2020
Covid-19: Sanitation is a struggle in Kleinbegin in the winelands
People in Tulbagh informal settlement demand water tanks
News | 19 May 2020
Limpopo residents collect water from construction pit
Municipality says work on a water project in the area will commence in two weeks
News | 18 May 2020
Man dies in first shack fire at relocation site in PE
Households relocated to Jaagvlakte serviced sites in February have been waiting ever since for electricity and water to be connected
Brief | 15 May 2020
Coca-Cola and Cape Town’s sweetheart Day Zero deal
How big business ignored the water restrictions and got away with it
By Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 8 May 2020
Covid-19 prolongs Makhanda water crisis
Hundreds of millions budgeted for bulk water and sanitation projects to be shifted to emergency response plan
News | 29 April 2020