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Unsafe: Anna Kabini collects water in the murky Bronkhorstspruit River in Zithobeni. Photo Delwyn Verasamy

No safe water, no other choice in Bronkhorstspruit

Over 800 people have fallen ill in Bronkhorstspruit after the local water treatment plant supplied unchlorinated water for three weeks, forcing desperate residents to collect…

Breach of trust: Relying on tanker water is an admission of failure, a costly, temporary band-aid that can never deliver the reliable, dignified access the Constitution guarantees. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Water is a basic right – vote to defend it

Failing municipal infrastructure and contaminated taps are turning South Africa's water crisis into a violation of basic human rights. As local elections approach, voters must…

An order by the Pretoria high court has put on hold the City of Tshwane’s efforts to cancel a contract to fix the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant, which is at the heart of the Hammanskraal water crisis. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Urgent Action required to safeguard Gauteng’s Water Supply

Rand Water warns that Gauteng's water security is at risk as reservoir storage plummets to 28.9%, calling on municipalities to curb overconsumption and repair rampant…

City of Ekurhuleni episodes

Reverend Mautji Pataki urges religious leaders to reclaim their prophetic voice and speak out against deep-seated corruption and criminal syndicates plaguing Gauteng metros.

Rand Water has assured residents in the City of Johannesburg that water will flow into taps soon

Rand Water to restrict water supply to Johannesburg and Tshwane

Rand Water has confirmed it will restrict bulk water supplies to Johannesburg and Tshwane after both metros continuously exceeded their daily consumption allocations.

Toxic taps expose Tshwane’s deadly water failures

More than 400 people, mostly young children, fell ill after the City of Tshwane supplied unchlorinated tap water to Bronkhorstspruit for three weeks without alerting residents,…

Municipalities must pay for water failures

After supplying unchlorinated tap water for weeks in Bronkhorstspruit, leading to hundreds of gastrointestinal illness cases, the City of Tshwane must face accountability for its…

Water hyacinths at the Hartebeersport dam. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Aerial survey exposes pollution choking rivers feeding Hartbeespoort Dam

An aerial survey by Deputy Water and Sanitation Minister Jack Bloom has laid bare the extensive sewage spills, illegal dumping, and infrastructure failures choking the river…

Water crisis looms

Tshwane admits negligence after 408 fall ill in Bronkhorstspruit

The City of Tshwane has admitted negligence after supplying unchlorinated water from the sewage-polluted Bronkhorstspruit River for three weeks without warning residents, leaving…

The Democratic Alliance.

When opposition becomes the establishment: The DA’s credibility deficit

This article critically examines the Democratic Alliance's (DA) governance, arguing that the party's practices are increasingly deviating from the constitutional virtues and…