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: 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: 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: 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: 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: The Real Cost of Johannesburg's Water

Families living alongside the huge Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme get no water Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Protesters Call for End to Water Crisis

Millions of people in the city face daily water interruptions, dry taps, and inadequate sanitation, say picketers Read more »

South Africa: No Water for Two Years As R200-Million Project Remains Incomplete

At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets Read more »

South Africa: Eastern Cape Villagers Take Charge of Their Own Water Supply

Frustrated by the unreliable municipal water supply, six communities near Cofimvaba have raised over R110,000 for their own supply infrastructure Read more »

South Africa: How Two Very Different South Africans Are Solving Their Water Problems

"I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long." Read more »

South Africa: Raw Sewage Forces Khayelitsha Families to Abandon Shacks

A blockage in the main sewer line has caused manholes to overflow Read more »

South Africa: KZN Municipality Battles Skills Shortage As Water Infrastructure Collapses

Stalled water projects mean conditional grants cannot be released Read more »

South Africa: People Fight for Water As Infrastructure Crumbles

uMzinyathi District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is failing to supply water Read more »

South Africa: Human Rights Commissioner Dodges Overflowing Sewage in Cape Town

The City of Cape Town says it plans to upgrade the sewage pipes in Bloekombos in July Read more »

South Africa: These Durban Residents Will Have to Wait Another Seven Years for Running Water

Residents of Tafelkop rely on streams and expensive water trucks Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of West Rand Residents Block Busy Highways Over Water Cuts

Households in Kokosi, Fochville say they've been forced to rely on dirty water sources during the outage Read more »

Lesotho: Villagers Lodge Complaint With African Development Bank Against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Grievances listed include unsatisfactory relocations, damaged homes, a lack of compensation and loss of livelihoods caused by the project Read more »

South Africa: Teachers At Eastern Cape School Give Up Their Toilet to Grade R Learners

Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets Read more »

South Africa: Chatsworth Residents Take to the Streets Over Water

Bottlebrush informal settlement has been short of water for four months, they say Read more »