South Africa has set aside over R156bn for water and sanitation, yet leaks, sewer spills and ageing plants persist from eThekwini to Cape Town and Johannesburg.
eThekwini says R4.6bn is required to refurbish wastewater treatment works after Green Drop compliance fell to 46%. Ageing infrastructure, vandalism and funding gaps cited.
Thousands of Malawians displaced by recent unrest are sheltering at Sherwood Hall park in Sydenham, Durban, where overcrowding and poor sanitation have raised urgent health concerns....
R400 Billion Infrastructure Backlog Haunts Struggling Municipalities A recent estimate by the Department of Water & Sanitation (DWS) places the infrastructure backlog across South Africa’s municipalities...