Water
“It’s so painful when you see old people drinking dirty, smelly water with animals”
27 communities “crippled by the lack of water access during the Covid-19 pandemic”
News | 18 September 2020
Shack owner sent away after boy is electrocuted by izinyoka connection
Despatch residents send delegation to municipal offices to demand electricity
News | 15 September 2020
700 residents have a litre of water per day in Eastern Cape village
“We are pleading with anyone who can assist us … before we all die”
News | 15 September 2020
ANC infighting blamed for halted Ekurhuleni water project
Some community members say that jobs should be given to people living while others are angry that the fixing of leaks has stopped
News | 11 September 2020
After the drought: Cape Town’s gushing water
Berg River’s sluice open, as dams fill up
Brief | 7 September 2020
Day Zero in water stricken Mandela Bay
“We are in big trouble” says resident as dam levels for the metro fall below 19%
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Joseph Chirume
News | 7 September 2020
Five villages share one 5,000-litre water tank
Taps ran dry in the rural Eastern Cape village of Ngquthu seven years ago
Brief | 27 August 2020
Generous households punished with high water bills
Residents of Eastern Cape town who shared their water face bills of up to R13,000
News | 7 August 2020
Still no water in Limpopo villages after five court orders
Villages in Flag Boshielo West, Limpopo, have almost no access to water
Law | 5 August 2020