South Africa: Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Stun Grenades and Tear Gas At Joburg Water Protest

"We are just asking for water, which is our human right" Read more »

South Africa: Vandals Ruin Water Supply for Eastern Cape Village

Only one 10,000-litre reservoir to supply hundreds of households Read more »

Lesotho: Lesotho's Giant Dam Takes Shape

Polihali Dam will boost water transfers to Gauteng Read more »

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

Mametja-Sekororo Bulk Water Project was launched in 2007 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: 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 »

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 »

South Africa: The Human Cost of SA's Water Lifeline - Lesotho Communities Go to Court

Thousands of people and hundreds of businesses are taking the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority to court over the Katse and other dam projects Read more »

South Africa: Durban Residents Battle 'Sewage Crisis'

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal is to take the eThekwini municipality to court Read more »