South Africa: Joburg Wins Court Battle Over Controversial Water Levy

The Johannesburg High Court ruled that AfriForum waited too long to challenge the city's water levy increase and dismissed its urgent application. Households will now pay a fixed… Read more »

South Africa: Crèche Got Government Approval With an Unfinished Toilet and a Toddler Died

Kungentando Yena, aged one, died after falling into an unfinished pit toilet at the Khulangolwazi ECD Centre in Tsolo, Eastern Cape. The crèche had bronze status under the… Read more »

South Africa: Zulu King's Man Shuts Down R8.5 Million Water Project Extortion Claims

A new report claims Inkosi Malusi Zondi charged builders millions to protect the water project while guards were already hired. But Zondi told Scrolla the money paid for real… Read more »

South Africa: Peggy Nkonyeni Faces Old Corruption Charges Over Hospital Water Scam

Nkonyeni appeared in court on Thursday because the state says she took money to help a company win government work. The businessman who owned the company pleaded guilty in… Read more »

South Africa: Water Prices Jump 68 Percent in Five Years

A new report shows that water prices went up by 68% between 2020 and July 2025 across the whole country. Bad pipes and dry weather mean fixing the water system will cost a lot of… Read more »

South Africa: Soweto Girl Hospitalised After Drinking Tap Water With E.Coli

Nonjabulo Sabatha, a seven-year-old girl from Dube in Soweto, was rushed to hospital after drinking dirty tap water containing E.coli. Sanelisiwe Sabatha now spends about R2,820… Read more »

South Africa: Restaurant Owner Loses R10,000 As OR Tambo Taps Run Dry

The Airports Company South Africa said the water outage at OR Tambo on Saturday was due to ongoing maintenance work. A restaurant owner at OR Tambo said the outage cost him… Read more »

South Africa: Lesufi Under Pressure As Water Crisis Drags On

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi admitted Meadowlands still has water problems linked to the Doornkop reservoir and said engineers will fix it urgently. Democratic Alliance… Read more »

South Africa: Minister Gives Rand Water Four Months to Help Fix Gauteng Water Crisis

Water Minister Pemmy Majodina allowed Rand Water an extra 200 million cubic metres from the Vaal River system until June. Majodina has told Gauteng municipalities to fix leaks,… Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Businesses Fight to Survive Nine Months Without Water

Businesses in Park Central and Selby have had no permanent water for nearly nine months and rely on water tankers. Joburg Water says upgrades at the Hector Norris pump station… Read more »

South Africa: DA Blames 'Water Mafia' As Gauteng Goes Weeks Without Water

Helen Zille says the DA will take the City of Johannesburg and Johannesburg Water to court over the water crisis. Households in Pimville, Meadowlands and Dube have been without… Read more »

South Africa: 'People Are Already Living Day Zero,' WaterCAN Says As Joburg Taps Run Dry

WaterCAN says Johannesburg residents already live in Day Zero conditions, with areas experiencing outages lasting close to 20 days. The group calls on the government to declare… Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Close to Running Out of Water

Nelson Mandela Bay says only 38.76% of its dam water is usable, enough to last about 246 days. Residents are using about 380 million litres daily, far above the city's target of… Read more »

South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Heads for Day Zero As Water Leaks Waste Supply

More than 60 percent of Nelson Mandela Bay's water is lost through leaks broken pipes and poor maintenance. Read more »

South Africa: Toilet Nightmare At Jeffrey's Bay School Finally Gets Attention

Pellsrus Primary School had just six toilets for 1,246 learners, leading to bladder infections, embarrassment and children wetting themselves in class. The education minister… Read more »

South Africa: Joburg Residents Celebrate As Water Finally Returns

Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says water is finally flowing again in Westbury and Coronation after years of dry taps and protests. The city is fixing old pipes, cutting illegal… Read more »

South Africa: Farmers Face Drought While Cities Drown in Summer Storms

The SA Weather Service says La Niña will bring more summer rain, flooding risks and severe thunderstorms in several provinces. Limpopo and Mpumalanga may get drier… Read more »

South Africa: Water Mafia Makes Families Pay to Bury Their Dead

Bab'Mthembu said his family was forced to buy water from an alleged water mafia in Merafong to hold his son's funeral. Mayor Nozuko Best admitted households, schools and clinics… Read more »