Water

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Deadly cholera outbreak was just a matter of time

Drinking water has been dirty for at least three years, the Department of Water and Sanitation’s own tests show

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News | 24 May 2023

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Amathole villagers drink from the river while new contractor for water project appointed

Municipality takes over drinking water project meant to have been completed last year

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News | 23 May 2023

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Over 500 people share two communal taps in Diepsloot

“It’s unbearable living in Diepsloot. We are living like animals,” says mother of two

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Brief | 15 May 2023

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“How are we going to survive without water?” asks protesting Rhodes University student

About 300 students joined Makhanda residents and civic movements in a march to City Hall to demand an end to the water crisis

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News | 8 May 2023

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In these North West towns there’s no escape from sewage, not even after death

Municipalities’ water and sanitation failure violates Constitution, SAHRC finds

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News | 8 May 2023

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We have to buy water for R300 a month, say families in Mpumalanga villages

Residents say they’ve been without consistent water supply for three years

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News | 3 May 2023

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Gift of the Givers bring much-needed water to Makhanda homes

The taps have been dry in many high-lying areas for days, say residents, even though there’s water in the dams

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News | 20 April 2023

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Thousands of households without running water for three weeks in eThekwini

Municipality has still not repaired damage caused by an electrical fire at the Ntuzuma Pump Station

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Brief | 19 April 2023

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Cape Town’s water crisis worsened by the rich, study finds

Wealthy households use more than half the city’s water, say authors of article published in leading scientific journal

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Science | 12 April 2023

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No water for three months in Sundays River Valley homes

Clinics and schools severely affected

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News | 11 April 2023

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No water, electricity or toilets for 280 families in Khayelitsha informal settlement

Residents say they have lived without basic services for three years

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News | 20 March 2023

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Centurion protesters block streets over three-week water outage

“My house smells bad because I cannot flush the toilet or wash dishes” says resident

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Brief | 16 March 2023

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A year after protests and promises, the water supply in Musina is still dodgy

Authorities say it’s because boreholes are vandalised

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News | 13 March 2023

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R6-million spent on water project but no diesel to run the pump

Taps have never had water in Mnyamaneni village, Eastern Cape

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Brief | 10 March 2023

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Learners refuse to go to school where there is no water

Learners protest after municipality cuts off Fort Beaufort school’s water for three months

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Brief | 8 March 2023

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Nelson Mandela Bay households have been told to boil tap water. But poor families say they can’t afford to

The combined dam level in the metro was below 12% on 7 March

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News | 7 March 2023