June 29, 2023
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Residents Protest High Water Bills
Water Crisis Committee leader says the municipal billing system is flawed Read more »
South Africa: Makana Suspends Official Over 'Irregular' Water Pump Payment
This comes as Makhanda battles crippling water crisis Read more »
June 28, 2023
South Africa: Dozens of Homes Destroyed By Tornado in Inanda
Human Settlements Minister promises that professional engineers will properly assess the damaged homes Read more »
June 26, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Informal Settlement Under Water for Two Weeks
Residents fear disease could break out from the human waste in the water Read more »
June 23, 2023
South Africa: Taps Not Tankers Say Land Occupiers in Cape Town
"We are wary of using water from the tankers because of what happened in Hammanskraal" Read more »
June 22, 2023
South Africa: Scientists Sound Alarm On Failing Water Systems
All four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply and failing sewage treatment plants Read more »
June 21, 2023
South Africa: Unisa Campus Closed Due to Water Quality Concerns in Tshwane
Water is discoloured due to sediment, says City Read more »
June 19, 2023
South Africa: Scientist Hopes to Head World's Most Important Climate Change Body
Debra Roberts is running for the position of chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Read more »
June 16, 2023
South Africa: In Photos - Citrusdal Cut Off From the World
Road into town collapses in flood. Officials are trying to access the town from gravel roads. Read more »
June 17, 2023
South Africa: Video - River Cuts Off Citrusdal
Citrusdal residents have been isolated in their town since Wednesday evening after flooding cut off access to the Cederberg town. Some residents are stranded outside with no way to… Read more »
June 15, 2023
South Africa: Blankets and Food Needed in Cape Town's Flooded Informal Settlements
Some learners have missed examinations Read more »
South Africa: Community Gardens Bloom From Vacant Lots in Salt River
Embarrassed by the rubbish amidst Salt River's striking street art, a tour guide decided to do something about it Read more »
June 14, 2023
South Africa: Widespread Flooding in Cape Town Informal Settlements
"Almost everyone around here is affected" Read more »
June 12, 2023
South Africa: Climate Activists Disrupt Standard Bank AGM
About 200 people picketed at the bank's head office to demand it stop investing in fossil fuels Read more »
June 06, 2023
Mozambique: Report Sheds Light On Mozambique's Troubled Cabo Delgado
Activities of United States cashew nut company singled out Read more »
June 05, 2023
South Africa: Hands Off Antarctica, Protesters in Cape Town Say
Door to the global fridge should be locked, say activists Read more »
South Africa: Petroleum Bill Is Blind to the Climate Crisis
Petroleum resources development bill is "fatally flawed" and should be rejected, says the writer Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: Limpopo Learners Keep Tabs On River Water Quality
Project links academics, citizen scientists and learners to monitor borehole and river water Read more »
May 23, 2023
South Africa: Amathole Villagers Drink From the River While New Contractor for Water Project Appointed
Municipality takes over drinking water project meant to have been completed last year Read more »
May 19, 2023
South Africa: 'Using the Bucket Is Better Than Risking Your Life Trying to Go to the Neighbour's Toilet' Says Durban Resident
The DA in KZN is writing to the Human Rights Commission about old and overflowing pit toilets in the community Read more »
May 16, 2023
South Africa: Flooding in Eastern Cape - Municipality Blames Residents, Residents Blame Municipality
1,200 people evacuated in Nelson Mandela Bay after heavy rains Read more »
May 15, 2023
South Africa: Over 500 People Share Two Communal Taps in Diepsloot
"It's unbearable living in Diepsloot. We are living like animals," says mother of two Read more »
May 12, 2023
South Africa: Vital Court Battle Over What Kinds of Toilet the State Must Provide
Ekurhuleni community wants unsafe and unhygienic chemical toilets replaced with flushing ones Read more »
May 03, 2023
South Africa: Determined Durban Women Recycle Cardboard
"This is a ticket to send our children to university" Read more »
May 08, 2023
South Africa: 'How Are We Going to Survive Without Water?' Asks Protesting Rhodes University Student
About 300 students joined Makhanda residents and civic movements in a march to City Hall to demand an end to the water crisis Read more »