South Africa: Raising Revenue From Alien Invasives

A pilot project in the Overberg aims to produce useful agricultural products using cleared invasive plants Read more »

South Africa: Nowhere to Swim in Komani This Christmas

Municipal swimming pools have fallen into disrepair Read more »

South Africa: Claremont Could Be Johannesburg Water's Big Blind Spot

Suburb is among several expecting a very dry Christmas Read more »

South Africa: What the Latest Tests Say About Beach Water Quality in Durban and Cape Town

Most recent samples show a mixed picture of water safety Read more »

South Africa: Thousands of Families Live On Railway Reserves Without Water, Electricity or Rubbish Collection

People have occupied the railway line between Langa and Bonteheuwel train stations since 2019 and at old Philippi depot since 2020 Read more »

South Africa: After Years of Sewage Flooding Their Land, Joburg Residents Start Rates Revolt

Collapsing sewer line in Carlswald Valley has soaked properties with sewage for 20 years Read more »

South Africa: Free State Residents Without Water While Municipal Officials Bicker

Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality will close down its failing water supply entity Read more »

South Africa: Homes Destroyed in KZN Storm

"I saw the corrugated iron roof blowing off" Read more »

South Africa: Kimberley's Big Hole of Municipal Failure

Sol Plaatje municipality's speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Villagers Finally Get Water, but Only for a Few Days

Water scheme was restored, but two villages are back to having no water Read more »

South Africa: Shacks Fill With Sewage After Pipe Collapses

Pipes need maintenance, but shacks on top of them are preventing access Read more »

South Africa: Meet the Tiny Hoppers Saving Hartbeespoort Dam

The Centre for Biological Control releases about 20,000 water hyacinth hoppers as part of their biological control strategy Read more »

South Africa: Waste Reclaimers Demand Plan As Joburg's Landfills Fill Up

They also want to be included in the City's solutions. But there are obstacles. Read more »

South Africa: Pollution Stops Khayelitsha's Canoe Club Classes

Hyacinth and sewage are destroying the Blowy wetlands Read more »

Lesotho: Maseru Dump Site to Be Closed After Community Goes to Court

Ha Tšosane residents have lived next to mountains of waste for years Read more »

South Africa: Fewer Than Half of Elim's Boreholes Work and Municipal Water Tankers Are a Rare Sight

Private water sellers are filling the gap, but the municipality says they are acting against the law Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Families Go to Court Over Water

Despite a court order, the Amathole District Municipality has not provided water to Centane villages, they say Read more »

South Africa: Khayelitsha Families Living Above Collapsing Sewer Pipe to Be Moved

The Public Protector is investigating alleged failures by the City of Cape Town to provide basic services to residents of Langa and Khayelitsha Read more »

South Africa: Durban Residents Demand Tap Water and an End to Water Tankers

People in Ngoqokazi and Amatikwe, near Inanda, have been without running water since 2017 Read more »

Lesotho: Court Orders Lesotho Dams Authority to Pay 600 Villagers Compensation

Villagers in Bobete lost access to riverine resources since the Katse Dam was built Read more »

South Africa: Artists and Activists Take Over Joburg Skyline Ahead of G20 Summit

They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability Read more »

South Africa: How a Group of Landowners Brought the Agulhas Plain Back to Life

The Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area was established in 2008 Read more »

South Africa: How Fishers Live On the Olifants River

The Ebenhaeser community hope to be at the centre of South African mullet fishing Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Reopens Bridges Damaged During 2024 Floods

At a cost of R89-million, the Matanzima and Nomakhwezana bridges in KwaNobuhle reopened with a ceremony attended by about 200 residents Read more »

South Africa: Ecological Disaster in the Hemel-En-Aarde Valley

The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources Read more »