November 04, 2022
South Africa: Water Shortage in Kariega Has Become Extremely Serious After a Pipe Burst
Residents roam streets looking for water trucks. Municipality says there has been a major burst on the Summit-Chelsea pipeline. Read more »
November 02, 2022
South Africa: Rubbish Piles Up Outside Gqeberha Primary School
Illegal dump hasn't been cleared since March Read more »
October 31, 2022
South Africa: Eastern Cape Farm Dwellers Plead for Access to Electricity and Water
But farmers explain it is too costly for them to pay to install the infrastructure Read more »
November 01, 2022
South Africa: Municipalities Are Failing to Provide Clean Water. Citizens Are Stepping in to Fix the Problem
Municipalities will only clean up their act if officials are sentenced to prison, says lawyer Read more »
October 27, 2022
South Africa: Stolen Toilets Sold to Desperate Families in Cape Town
At least 42 toilets have been stolen and sold in Dunoon Read more »
October 26, 2022
South Africa: Protesters Shut Down Polokwane, Demanding Water
Angry Seshego residents block N1 Read more »
South Africa: Rural Amathole Villages Unite to Fix Water Scheme
Residents of 40 villages are working with the municipality to fix the R125-million Mncwasa water scheme Read more »
October 07, 2022
South Africa: Minister Mchunu Apologises for Missed Deadlines On Water Project
"We will only believe in the minister when water is running in our villages" says Giyani woman Read more »
October 06, 2022
South Africa: Families Displaced By Floods in 1976 Still Waiting to Be Housed
No progress since 2013 on Eastern Cape housing repair project Read more »
September 28, 2022
South Africa: Govt Has Snubbed Us Here in Gomora, Says 72-Year-Old Samson Maleka
No toilets, no water, no electricity in Tshwane settlement after 18 years Read more »
September 27, 2022
South Africa: When Can Someone Be Removed From Public Land Without a Court Order?
We explain what the courts have ruled Read more »
September 26, 2022
South Africa: Rolling Out Solar Power for Informal Settlements
Zonke Energy says there is an urgent need and demand outstrips supply Read more »
South Africa: Here's Why Cape Town Is Clearing Invasive Plants
The project is expected to save billions of litres of water a year Read more »
September 24, 2022
South Africa: Hundreds March to Parliament, Calling for Action Against Climate Change #AfricaClimateCrisis
This Heritage Day event was part of global protests against climate change Read more »
September 22, 2022
South Africa: Emalahleni Is Failing to Provide Clean Drinking Water to 500,000 People
People have to use their social grants to buy electricity to boil dirty water Read more »
September 23, 2022
South Africa: Where Have All the Chameleons Gone?
And what you can do to encourage them to live in your garden Read more »
September 21, 2022
South Africa: We Want More Toilets and Better Access to Water, Say Centurion Shack Dwellers
But City of Tshwane says it has already provided what it can with its budget Read more »
September 16, 2022
South Africa: The Media Has Failed to Warn Society About Climate Collapse, Says Science Writer
Climate reporting guide for South African media launches Read more »
September 13, 2022
South Africa: Khayelitsha's All-Girl Soccer Club Pitch Is Flooded With Sewage and Rubbish
Mayco members give contradictory reasons for what's happening Read more »
September 09, 2022
South Africa: Sewage Seeps Into Vaal Dam As Mpumalanga Water Treatment Plants Fail
Gauteng drinking water could be threatened if crisis is not fixed Read more »
September 06, 2022
South Africa: New Fishing Quotas to Be Allocated
But only original applicants may apply for rights Read more »
September 01, 2022
South Africa: Seismic Judgment - Court Overturns Exploration Rights Granted to Shell
The court has put a stop to the seismic survey along the Wild Coast Read more »
August 24, 2022
South Africa: 135 Days Without Water - KZN Community At Breaking Point
Municipal water has not been restored to Tongaat's 40,000 residents since the April floods Read more »
August 19, 2022
South Africa: Plastic Pollution - We're Getting It Wrong. Here's What Needs to Happen #AfricaClimateCrisis
The focus on single-use plastics is diverting attention from a much more serious problem. It's also causing bad practices. Read more »
August 22, 2022
South Africa: Decades Into Democracy Pietermaritzburg Can't Blame Ageing Infrastructure for Water Woes, Says Sahrc
Hearings into the province's water crisis concluded on Friday Read more »