Water
“Where is our water?” protesters ask mayor
Nquthu in KwaZulu-Natal shut down by protest
Brief | 10 June 2025
Pensioner spends R1,000 a month on water in this Free State village
Qholaqhwe village has not had running water for more than five months
By Tladi Moloi
Brief | 9 June 2025
SIU finds work paid for but not done on critical water infrastructure
Criminal investigations, civil litigation, lifestyle audits, and disciplinary action loom large as SIU probes dodgy water sector contracts
Parliament | 5 June 2025
Tired of waiting, Limpopo villagers lay their own water pipes
Ha-Matsa’s villages rely only on boreholes and untreated fountain water
By Thembi Siaga
News | 29 May 2025
South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk
Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist
Feature | 26 May 2025
City says there’s no money for water and toilets for Mamelodi settlement
Residents say they have no choice but to illegally connect electricity and water
Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 24 May 2025
Limpopo residents have to use social grants to buy water
Ward 6 in Springs under the Molemole Municipality has not had running water for over ten years
Brief | 23 May 2025
Cape Town highway blocked over access to water and toilets
People living along the N2 near Mfuleni want the City to include them in its budget
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 19 May 2025
More than R4-billion has flowed to dodgy water contracts, SIU probe finds
Companies involved are still doing business with the state
News | 15 May 2025