Water

These Durban residents will have to wait another seven years for running water

Residents of Tafelkop rely on streams and expensive water trucks

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Brief | 29 September 2025

Staff at this government building have to carry buckets of water to flush toilets

The Public Servants Association is calling on the labour department to intervene

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News | 27 September 2025

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

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Brief | 23 September 2025

Malawian politician, fired in 2022, appointed to Lesotho Highlands Water Commission

Helen Buluma’s appointment as deputy CEO of the National Oil Company of Malawi was declared invalid in 2022

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News | 23 September 2025

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

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News | 22 September 2025

Gauteng community’s taps run dry as municipality battles R1.4-billion water debt

The taps in Kokosi, Fochville near Carletonville have been dry for a month after Rand Water implemented water reduction measures against Merafong municipality

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Brief | 18 September 2025

Chatsworth residents take to the streets over water

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

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Brief | 16 September 2025

Protesters charged with public violence to appear in court

Six arrested during the protest on Voortrekker Road in Cape Town on Monday

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Brief | 16 September 2025

Cape Town protesters throw human faeces, burn debris

Families from informal settlements near Maitland cemetery say their attempts to meet with officials from the City for months have been in vain

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Brief | 15 September 2025

Limpopo villagers demand ANC councillor be removed

Residents of Relela village outside Tzaneen blocked roads during two days of protests

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Brief | 15 September 2025

Police fire rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at Joburg water protest

“We are just asking for water, which is our human right”

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Brief | 10 September 2025

Vandals ruin water supply for Eastern Cape village

Only one 10,000-litre tank to supply hundreds of households

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Brief | 8 September 2025

Lesotho’s giant dam takes shape

Polihali Dam will boost water transfers to Gauteng

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News | 7 September 2025

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.”

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Brief | 4 September 2025

Limpopo villagers block roads demanding water

“The problem is not water. It’s the poor leadership who are not willing to serve the people.”

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Brief | 2 September 2025

Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls

Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers

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Brief | 2 September 2025