Water

Green Point fire could have been contained say residents

A lack of water and access roads hindered efforts to douse shack fire in Khayelitsha

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News | 4 March 2019

Tsomo’s mystery water tankers

Municipality says it provides a water tanker but residents say they’ve never seen one

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News | 1 March 2019

Wastewater audit missing as countrywide water shortage looms

After reports were sent to cabinet, water test results have not been released for five years

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Feature | 25 February 2019

Khayelitsha residents protest against sky high water bills

Community demands City explain policy

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News | 22 February 2019

Toilets overflow and taps run dry in Enkanini

Residents vow to continue protesting until the problem is fixed

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News | 21 February 2019

Grahamstown residents queue for hours for water

Ageing infrastructure and drought blamed

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News | 14 February 2019

Taps run dry in Bethal for non-payment of Rand Water bill

Local businesses and residents have come to the rescue of the town residents

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News | 18 January 2019

Amanzimtoti community without water for weeks

Ethekwini Municipality has promised to send water trucks to the community

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Brief | 11 January 2019

Westlake township residents get water one hour a day, while affluent neigbours have normal supply

Residents have to get up at 4am to get a small amount of water

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News | 6 December 2018

Eastern Cape villagers say they’ve been left out of huge water project

Xonxa dam won’t benefit us, say Xonxa villagers

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News | 29 November 2018

KZN school scoops top water conservation awards in London

Learner says Water Explorer programme taught them different ways to use water sparingly beyond just turning off the taps.

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Solutions | 5 November 2018

Taps often run dry in Eastern Cape village

Villagers say they have to draw water from a river and a dirty canal

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Brief | 31 October 2018

Villagers waiting 20 years for basic services

Upper Xhwili near Mthatha has no electricity, piped clean water or decent roads

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News | 26 October 2018

Land occupiers in Philippi want City to buy Oasis land

Oasis Crescent Property mum on future of occupation

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News | 19 October 2018

Taps run dry in Sweetwaters

Residents in Pietermaritzburg township spent five days without water last week

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Brief | 11 October 2018

110 families in Mfuleni have no taps, toilets, electricity or even rubbish bin bags

“Government never told us where we should live after we had to move out”

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News | 18 September 2018