Gauteng to Enforce 'Soft' Water Restrictions - South African News Briefs - February 12, 2025
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'Smell Me! I Haven't Had Water for 24 Days' Protester Tells Joburg Mayor
GroundUp
Frustrated residents carried empty containers in the streets to protest ongoing water crisis Read more »
Ramaphosa Deploys Ministers Before SONA to 'Urgently' Tackle Joburg's Water Crisis
Daily Maverick
Water will take centre stage in the reforms President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce in his State of the Nation Address. Read more »
State of the Nation in the Shadow of the Water Tanker
Daily Maverick
A year after bold promises, Cyril Ramaphosa's weak spots are clear: taps and safety. The rest of the Cabinet tells a better story. Read more »
'People Are Already Living Day Zero,' WaterCAN Says As Joburg Taps Run Dry
Scrolla
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 »
SADC PPDF Approves U.S.$1.83 Million for Landmark Lesotho-Botswana Water Transfer Project [document]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Project Preparation and Development Facility (PPDF) has approved US$1.83 million in funding to advance the Lesotho-Botswana Water… Read more »
Joburg Working to Resolve Water Issues
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City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has moved to assure residents that the municipality is hard at work to resolve water supply challenges. Read more »
Namibia to Host Global South Water Headquarters in Strategic Move for Water Security
Namibian
Namibia has signed an agreement to host the Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) in Windhoek. Read more »
DA Blames 'Water Mafia' As Gauteng Goes Weeks Without Water
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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 »
Government Intensifies Oversight of Midrand Water Supply Interventions
SAnews.gov.za
The stabilisation of water supply in Gauteng remains a priority for government as it implements infrastructure upgrades, system balancing and accelerates investment in new storage… Read more »
Johannesburg Residents March Over Dry Taps - South African News Briefs - February 11, 2025
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Desperate Measures - Joburg Residents Pushed to the Brink After Days and Even Weeks Without Water
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Melville: 23 days without water. Brixton: 14 days without water. Parktown West: 21 days without water. Vrededorp: 12 days without water. Mayfair: 10 days without water. Greenside:… Read more »
New Meter Test Kits to Improve Rural Water Billing, Cut Losses
New Times
Rural households in the country are set to benefit from more accurate water billing, while service providers including Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC Group) expect reduced… Read more »
Technical Fault At Pump Station Leaves Midrand Without Water for Six Days
Our City News
As all attention is turned to Midrand where there had not been water for five days, areas like Selby, Melville, Kensington, Bruma, Berea, Brixton, Bezuidenhout Valley and Claremont… Read more »
What Cape Town Can Do to Save Water
GroundUp
More is needed than asking residents to use less. The municipality has to fix its sewage treatment plants. Read more »
