Residents were demanding a lasting and immediate solution to the area’s water crisis
Brief | 18 March 2024
“If you don’t have money to pay for water, the municipality blocks electricity” says protestor
Brief | 11 March 2024
Desperate households resort to paying for water from unmarked trucks
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Feature | 7 March 2024
“The last time we saw a drop of water coming out of the tap was about 15 years ago,” says villager
By Masoka Dube
News | 6 March 2024
Municipality says Department of Health never applied for a connection
Brief | 6 March 2024
The protesters say they are also fed up with illegal rubbish dumping and potholes in their streets
Brief | 5 March 2024
Three bodies have been recovered, one person is missing
Brief | 5 March 2024
Some parts of eThekwini have been without water for seven years
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 27 February 2024
An emergency shutdown left most of the city without any water for a few days this week
News | 22 February 2024
eThekwini municipality blames delays to restore water to all affected communities this week on “unforeseen repairs”
News | 22 February 2024
More than 140,000 households are struggling with a minimal water supply or no tap water at all
Brief | 21 February 2024
A 2012 court judgment ordered the municipality to provide clean water. It has still not complied
By Masoka Dube
News | 19 February 2024
Taps have been dry since Friday because of a damaged main pipe
Brief | 14 February 2024
“We were hoping that the borehole was going to pump water into our yards. The borehole is too far from my house”
Brief | 9 February 2024
Head of the water department in eThekwini told to solely focus on resolving the water crisis by next week
Brief | 5 February 2024
The Khayelitsha Community Trust plans to build a private hospital displacing informal settlement formed during Covid
By Vincent Lali
News | 2 February 2024