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...
For frustrated residents of Mbombela and White River, the news is a mix of relief and continued strain. While electricity has finally been restored to the...
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,...
Joburg’s unpaid bills are drying up taps, literally Auditor-General flags a 311-day payment delay as communities go days without water and contractors abandon work. For many...
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...
The Garden Route’s iconic town of Knysna is staring down a water crisis that threatens to tighten its grip on daily life and its bustling holiday...
Kokosi residents risk disease as taps run dry Communities in Merafong, on the West Rand, are facing a dire water shortage after the municipality’s staggering R1.4...
In the heart of the Eastern Cape, a community’s basic right to clean water has been dry for months. For the more than 2,000 residents of...
A silent financial crisis is unfolding in Limpopo, where the very institutions meant to deliver essential services are being bled dry by their own government. Municipalities...
As Johannesburg prepares to roll out the red carpet for the world’s most powerful leaders at the G20 Summit later this month, a pressing local question...