The water woes of the uMzinyathi District in KwaZulu-Natal, a province of South Africa on the Indian Ocean, were highlighted in a damning report by the Human Rights Commission. During a visit to some ... Read More
Over 30 years since the dawn of democracy, families living in the rural village of Lugada under the Matatiele local municipality in the Eastern Cape of South Africa are yet to get access to tap water.... Read More
With Rand Water forced to impose restrictions across the province amid the sweltering heat, the effect is felt far and wide by individuals, communities and institutions who are forced to cope with wha... Read More
Ahead of a six-month scheduled stoppage in supply from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which provides water to approximately one fifth of South Africa’s population, GroundUp’s Sean Christi... Read More
In the South African city of Johannesburg, councillors are starting to make disaster plans for Day Zero in areas that have been without water for the past week. These are plans by civil society to ass... Read More
Villagers in uMsinga in KwaZulu-Natal, north of Pietermaritzburg, battle daily for water. Many get up in the small hours of the morning to queue at one of the very few borehole pumps. Some have stoppe... Read More
South Africa faces worsening water supply problems due to rising municipal debt and failing infrastructure, City Press reported, citing Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister David Mahlobo. The debt is ... Read More
