Water
KZN South Coast residents left without water after April floods
Broken pump station and crumbling infrastructure leaves thousands at risk
By Fred Kockott and Printhabashnee Raju
News | 6 June 2019
Pietermaritzburg protesters injured by police, says village chief
Police deny anyone was hurt during dispersal of water protest
News | 20 May 2019
Much needed rain brings flooding to Cape Town
Disaster Management reports no major incidents
Brief | 20 May 2019
“Our taps have been running dry for years” says Pietermaritzburg resident
Msunduzi deputy mayor Thobani Zuma promised to send water tankers which had not yet arrived by Friday morning
Brief | 17 May 2019
Desalination plant ends contract with City of Cape Town
Waterfront’s dirty sea water causes dispute that is heading to court
Brief | 15 May 2019
Taps have been dry for five years in Eastern Cape village
Amathole District Municipality cannot deliver more water
News | 14 May 2019
Durban strike leaves township without water and electricity
Residents have to stand in long queues for water and some complain that their food has rotted
By Musa Binda
News | 6 May 2019
Faeces spread in president’s path
Protests in Makhanda ahead of Ramaphosa’s Freedom Day rally
News | 29 April 2019
Buy or expropriate the land, Marikana shack dwellers tell City
“In a big and beautiful city like Cape Town I don’t expect this kind of life”
Brief | 24 April 2019