Water

Police fire rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at Joburg water protest

A protester in Westbury, Johannesburg holds his hands in the air as police approach. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee By Ihsaan... Read more

11 Sep

Lidisa Mametja, 60, fetches water in a stream. Cattle drink from the same spot. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare By Bernard... Read more

25 Aug

Residents of Extension 71B fetch water from a tanker at sunset. Photo: Judas Sekwela By Judas Sekwela Over 200... Read more

19 Aug

Historic Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is home to a university, prestigious private schools, the Eastern Cape High Court, and the... Read more

29 Jul

Family and friends gather in Tyantyi, Makhanda, where Thandisizwe Nondlwana died in a fire. Neighbours tried to put the... Read more

2 Jul

Villagers from Qholaqhwe gather at a nearby village to collect water from a borehole. Photo: Tladi Moloi By Tladi... Read more

9 Jun

Cape Town – The so-called “tanker mafia”, a criminal syndicate exploiting South Africa’s water crisis, has reportedly expanded from... Read more

1 Apr

Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand In many cities and towns across South Africa, water shortages and supply disruptions... Read more

20 Mar

Cape Town – A tragic incident occurred at Tzaneen Dam in Limpopo on Sunday when a man, later identified... Read more

18 Mar

The Katse Dam in the Lesotho Highlands, where SanLei Trout has its farm. Photos: Sechaba Mokhethi By Sechaba Mokhethi... Read more

14 Mar