Water

Nurses and patients have to bring their own water to this Limpopo clinic

Nthabalala clinic near Elim has not had running water since mid-2022, according to residents

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Brief | 27 March 2024

Protesters block busy Vereeniging road to complain about stalled housing project

Kanana Park residents from Thulamntwana township brought traffic to a standstill on Monday

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Brief | 26 March 2024

Durban residents protest for water on Human Rights Day

“How can we celebrate human rights without water?” asks protester

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Brief | 21 March 2024

Water: government is failing to realise this human right

Human Rights Day is a reminder that the Constitution’s Bill of Rights guarantees everyone’s right to access clean water

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GroundView | 21 March 2024

Vehicles set alight as protesters demand sanitation and water

Nelson Mandela Bay Mayco member promises action on stalled project

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Brief | 19 March 2024

Police whisk water minister Mchunu away from angry crowd in Musina

Residents were demanding a lasting and immediate solution to the area’s water crisis

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Brief | 18 March 2024

Malmesbury communities march against high water and electricity tariffs

“If you don’t have money to pay for water, the municipality blocks electricity” says protestor

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Brief | 11 March 2024

Water is being sold illegally in eThekwini

Desperate households resort to paying for water from unmarked trucks

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Feature | 7 March 2024

Mbombela warned to fix water crisis as taps in several villages run dry

“The last time we saw a drop of water coming out of the tap was about 15 years ago,” says villager

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News | 6 March 2024

New Limpopo clinic has no running water

Municipality says Department of Health never applied for a connection

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Brief | 6 March 2024

Joburg residents march over water outages and unreliable electricity

The protesters say they are also fed up with illegal rubbish dumping and potholes in their streets

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Brief | 5 March 2024

Firefighters battled to extinguish fatal factory fire because Verulam has no water

Three bodies have been recovered, one person is missing

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Brief | 5 March 2024

Makhanda taps dry for days after water treatment works failure

An emergency shutdown left most of the city without any water for a few days this week

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News | 22 February 2024

Water restored to Phoenix, but only for a few hours at night

eThekwini municipality blames delays to restore water to all affected communities this week on “unforeseen repairs”

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News | 22 February 2024

We are living in a desert, say Qwaqwa residents

More than 140,000 households are struggling with a minimal water supply or no tap water at all

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Brief | 21 February 2024