South Africa: Caught Between Government Departments, Limpopo Families Live With Raw Sewage

Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Residents, Fed Up With Water Outages, Block Roads

"We just want water to come out of our taps. We can't even flush our toilets." Read more »

South Africa: KZN Is Failing to Build Houses for Thousands of Flood Victims

Floods are expected to leave many more people homeless in the coming years Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Block Roads Demanding Water

"The problem is not water. It's the poor leadership who are not willing to serve the people." Read more »

South Africa: Sewage in the Rivers As Polokwane Water Treatment Project Stalls

Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers Read more »

South Africa: Chart of the Week - Taps but No Water

In most provinces, less than 60% of people in formal housing have reliable water access Read more »

South Africa: New Oil Transfer Regulations a 'Lifeline for Penguins', Says Minister

But bird conservation organisations fear that the regulations will be ineffective Read more »

South Africa: Tshwane Reduces Water Truck Deliveries to Informal Settlements

Water will now only be supplied on four days of the week Read more »

South Africa: Informal Settlement Residents Destroy Sewage Pump Station

They threaten to prevent repairs to the station until their electricity is restored Read more »

South Africa: Municipalities Are Ruining Hartbeespoort Dam

Pollution and sewage are harming the aquatic environment Read more »

South Africa: R1-Billion Limpopo Water Project Stalled, Leaving Villagers in the Lurch

Mametja-Sekororo Bulk Water Project was launched in 2007 Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho's Outdated Laws Fail to Protect Threatened Plant Species

Maximum fine of R200 hasn't been updated since 1967 Read more »

South Africa: Climate Protesters Demand Reparations From Standard Bank for Fossil Fuel Investments

They also want TotalEnergies to stop further fossil fuel extraction in Africa Read more »

South Africa: 'Our Children Are Bullied Because They Smell' - Erratic Water Supply in Polokwane Despite Millions Spent

Municipality blames vandalism of boreholes Read more »

Lesotho: Pair Charged With Multi-Million Rand Fraud in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Moeketsi Victor Williams and business partner Mabohlokoa Itumeleng Chaka allegedly siphoned off R4.5-million from one of the contracting companies Read more »

South Africa: Three Contractors and R125-Million Later, Still No Water for Eastern Cape Villages

The Ngqamakwe water scheme in Tsomo was meant to be completed in 2022 Read more »

Lesotho: How SA's Lesotho Water Project Costs Ballooned By R45-Billion

The second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project has seen costs escalate from R8-billion in 2008 to R53-billion today, with delays pushing completion from 2019 to 2028 Read more »

South Africa: Auditor-General Investigates Sewage Flowing Into Kruger National Park

But a separate investigation by the Blue Scorpions appears to have stalled Read more »

South Africa: Should Coca-Cola Pay for Plastic Pollution?

Episode five in GroundUp's video series on microplastics Read more »

South Africa: Lifeline for Penguins Opens in Cape Town

A new seabird nursery at SANCCOB will incubate eggs and rear orphaned and abandoned chicks Read more »

South Africa: Augrabies Is Known for Its Gushing Waterfall, but Communities Struggle to Get Clean Water

Department of Water intervenes as Kai !Garib battles frequent water interruptions, infrastructure failures and dirty tap water Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Block Road to Protest Three-Month Water Outage

Mopani District Municipality says it is using tankers for Ga-Sekgopo while it awaits approval for a water infrastructure grant Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Game Reserves Challenge Wind Farm Approval in Court

Game park owners and environmentalists say turbines will spoil scenic landscapes, damage tourism and threaten endangered birds Read more »

South Africa: Human Waste Flows Through the Streets of Hout Bay

Residents call for the City to urgently fix the problem to prevent "a health emergency" Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho Dams Authority Fights Back in 'Legally Baseless' Court Case

Court applicants say the LHDA has failed to compensate them adequately after they were displaced Read more »