Water
Frustrated by lack of services, shack dwellers block Baden Powell Drive
“The City will never help us until we protest.”
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 March 2019
Cape Town shack dwellers march for RDP houses
“As long as each family has a tap, a toilet, and a box of electricity, we will be happy.”
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 March 2019
The taps in this village have been dry for 10 years – and the municipality can’t say when the water will run again
Vhembe villagers fetch water from a stream
Brief | 14 March 2019
Grahamstown schools hit by water cuts
No end in sight to Makhanda’s severe water shortage
Brief | 12 March 2019
Thousands of litres saved as water leak in Uitenhage finally fixed
Municipality says leak was from house owner’s pipe but they were able to fix it
Brief | 7 March 2019
“We won’t vote” say Khayelitsha shack dwellers
“Because I have no land or house, I feel as if I’m a foreigner.”
By Vincent Lali
News | 7 March 2019
Thousands of litres of clean water spilling onto Uitenhage street
Residents say they reported leak in January
News | 6 March 2019
Green Point fire could have been contained say residents
A lack of water and access roads hindered efforts to douse shack fire in Khayelitsha
By Vincent Lali
News | 4 March 2019
Tsomo’s mystery water tankers
Municipality says it provides a water tanker but residents say they’ve never seen one
News | 1 March 2019