August 16, 2022
South Africa: Mining Affected Communities Protest Outside Parliament
Activists demand mines develop and help the communities that host them Read more »
August 12, 2022
South Africa: Eastern Cape Towns Without Water for Two Weeks
Striking workers at Amathole District Municipality say they are not to blame Read more »
South Africa: This Is Why Tembisa Residents Started Deadly Riots
Electricity was at the root of dissatisfaction Read more »
August 15, 2022
South Africa: Small Scale Fishers Call for Halt to Gas and Oil Exploration #AfricaClimateCrisis
"When foreign companies drill oil in our oceans, fish die" Read more »
South Africa: Durban Residents Repair Flood Damage, Give Up On Govt
Some suburban associations have ambitions to get "off the municipal grid" Read more »
August 11, 2022
South Africa: In Drought-Stricken Mandela Bay, Leaking Taps Are Wasting Precious Water #AfricaClimateCrisis
We reported a leaking standpipe 18 months ago. It is still leaking Read more »
August 03, 2022
South Africa: Free State Drinking Water Polluted By Sewage
Winburg one of many towns in the province with unsafe drinking water Read more »
August 01, 2022
South Africa: Amathole Municipality and Department of Water Blame Each Other for Leaving Villages Dry
Workers oppose the mayor's plan to bring in a new company and cut their wages. Mayor blames the Department - but the municipality has not released funds to the contractor. Read more »
August 02, 2022
South Africa: 12 Toilets for 3,000 People, So Elderly Couple Use the Bushes
600,000 are people waiting for housing opportunities in the Western Cape Read more »
July 29, 2022
South Africa: Women Volunteers Clean Up Dumps in Delft After a Dead Body Was Found
"We want to stay in a clean environment" Read more »
July 26, 2022
South Africa: After 9 Months, Relief for Thirsty Madibeng Villagers
Water supply restored after Madibeng Municipality settles R155-million of its enormous debt to the City of Tshwane Read more »
July 25, 2022
South Africa: Parks for the People - Everyone Needs Green Spaces
Urban South Africans use what little green space is available to them very creatively, and deserve more support Read more »
July 19, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa's River Clean-Up Boycotted By Some Gqeberha Residents
"I can't hail Mandela Day when my children don't have a future" Read more »
South Africa: Driftsands Occupiers Reluctant to Relocate From Unsafe Ground
About 50 shacks have been moved to a safer site Read more »
South Africa: Climate Justice Coalition Marches to Ramaphosa's Office
Unions, mining communities, climate and energy activists hand over petition Read more »
July 15, 2022
South Africa: Cape Town Officials Lay Charges Against Flood Victims Living in Community Hall
About 60 Mfuleni families moved into the hall after floods in June Read more »
July 12, 2022
South Africa: Usable Water in Nelson Mandela Bay Is Down to 2.3% of Dam Capacity
"This water crisis has put our lives on hold" Read more »
June 30, 2022
South Africa: Daily 240,000 Villagers Await Relief From the 'Embarrassing' Giyani Water Project
Minister Senzo Mchunu promised water will be in their homes by September Read more »
June 29, 2022
South Africa: 'Our Living Conditions Are Disgusting and Dehumanising'
Sewage overflowing into homes in Gqeberha township Read more »
June 27, 2022
South Africa: Broken Toilets Are a Big Problem Across Cape Town's Townships
In a Khayelitsha neighbourhood, it's so bad that instead of using the City-supplied toilets, people are defecating in buckets and throwing the waste in a field Read more »
June 24, 2022
South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Have to Buy Water With Their Social Grants
Two years ago the water situation in Mtititi was dire. Now it's even worse Read more »
June 21, 2022
South Africa: Half of South Africa's Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing
Green Drop report reveals scale of pollution but also clouds the picture Read more »
June 07, 2022
South Africa: Volunteers Gets Their Hands Dirty to Rescue Endangered Plants
"We should look like Namaqualand in the spring but because everything has been destroyed, it isn't like that anymore." Read more »
June 03, 2022
South Africa: Families Living in Cape Town Nature Reserve Told to Move
Future of Driftsands Nature Reserve uncertain Read more »
May 18, 2022
South Africa: Dirty Air Is Invisible, but a Real Threat to Health
If you live in a city, you spend 90% of your time indoors. And 100% of that time breathing. Unless you bring scuba gear, you share the air with everyone else, and you have an… Read more »