Water

Water in the dams, but SA’s taps are dry: essential reads on a history of bad management

Caroline Southey, The Conversation It’s become a common refrain in South Africa: there’s no drought, dams and reservoirs are... Read more

13 Feb

Cape Town – Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina and Cogta Minister... Read more

12 Feb

Johannesburg – Sitting in the middle of a Johannesburg road as traffic snaked around her, Susan Jobson banged empty bottles... Read more

12 Feb

Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has apologised to Johannesburg residents after suggesting they shower at hotels due to... Read more

12 Feb

Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has come under criticism on social media following remarks about how he copes... Read more

12 Feb

Residents of Arla Park in Nigel protested on Balfour Road on Tuesday to demand that tap water be restored... Read more

11 Feb

Johannesburg – Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero faced a heated confrontation from an angry Brixton resident during a media briefing... Read more

11 Feb

Johannesburg – South Africa’s water crisis is becoming increasingly visible, with millions of litres of clean water wasted through... Read more

11 Feb

Midrand residents took to the street on Tuesday to protest a six-day water outage. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee By Ihsaan... Read more

4 Feb

Theewaterskloof Dam on 24 April 2018. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks By Kevin Winter Cape Town’s population is consuming about... Read more

3 Feb