Johannesburg doesn’t feel like a city on the brink of a water crisis anymore. For many residents, the crisis has already arrived, quietly, unevenly, and with...
Johannesburg battles ageing infrastructure amid rapid growth Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero acknowledged that the city’s expansion has outpaced its water and sanitation infrastructure. Areas like Midrand...
Johannesburg’s water crisis is no longer just about dry taps, it’s about trust wearing thin. Across the city, residents say they are physically drained, emotionally fed...
A wave of frustration is sweeping through Midrand as thousands of residents hit nearly a week without running water, leaving neighbourhoods feeling abandoned and desperate for...
Six days dry, and patience finally runs out By Tuesday morning, frustration in Midrand had boiled over. Dozens of residents gathered in protest, holding nothing fancy...
Dry taps, rising frustration and a city under pressure For many households in Midrand and surrounding parts of Johannesburg, the past few days have been a...
Johannesburg residents woke up this week to a double blow: dry taps and rubbish piling up on street corners, creating a familiar but increasingly worrying picture...
For nearly a year, the daily struggle for residents in Merafong City, on Gauteng’s West Rand, wasn’t about load-sheddingit was about finding water. Taps ran dry,...
A Community Watches a Fire They Couldn’t Fight Kokosi residents are grieving a tragedy that many say could have been prevented, if only they had water....
In a scene that paints a stark picture of municipal failure, residents of Fochville and Kokosi are being forced to gamble with their health, collecting water...