No water for cooking or washing: Families battle system breakdown
Noziphiwo Stock fetches water from a standpipe in Area 11, KwaNobuhle around 8am on Thursday. The water was cut... Read more
25 Apr, 2024
Villagers trek 3km for drinking water
Sello Madiba takes a break from pushing his wheelbarrow with drinking water which he collected three kilometres from home... Read more
24 Apr, 2024
450 families, one water tap in Cape Town informal settlement
Teddy Ndilele at the only working tap in Nyakathisa informal settlement in Cape Town. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso By Sandiso... Read more
18 Apr, 2024
Shack dwellers say extortion gangs make them pay for water
Most people have containers in their yards, ready to collect water. By Jabulile Mbatha Residents of Phomolong informal settlement... Read more
17 Apr, 2024
Outages leave families queuing for water in pouring rain
KwaNobuhle residents wait in pouring rain to collect water at the only working communal tap in the area. Photo:... Read more
10 Apr, 2024
SA’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: what the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming and residents
Ifedotun Aina, University of Cape Town The main water supply to South Africa’s economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the... Read more
5 Apr, 2024
Nurses, patients have to bring their own water to this clinic
Nthabalala clinic near Elim in Limpopo has not had running water since mid-2022, according to community members. Photo: Bernard... Read more
29 Mar, 2024
Government to establish task team to address water supply issues – Ntshavheni
Cape Town — Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, said government is currently exploring cross-border water options to address... Read more
28 Mar, 2024
How agri-processors can tap into the benefits of the water-energy nexus
Cape Town — Agri-processing businesses can enjoy the benefits of clean, resource-efficient production at little to no cost, according... Read more
27 Mar, 2024
Egypt and South Sudan collaborate on water supply project
Egypt is helping to improve water supply in water-scarce South Sudan, building eight new groundwater supply stations in two... Read more
27 Mar, 2024
