TOXIC RIVERS Jail or fines coming for sewage pollution of waterways, deputy minister warns municipal officials 4 min 2 By Julia Evans
OPEN GATES ‘Every year now feels like a one-in-100-year flood’ — Life below the Vaal Dam in a changing climate 10 min 2 By Julia Evans
WATER AND SANITATION INDABA Ramaphosa says water crisis an ‘emergency that shouldn’t take so long to fix’ 6 min 10 By Julia Evans
ANALYSIS African leaders eye $30bn for water crisis at high-level talks in Cape Town 6 min 0 By Kristin Engel
DEATH BY PARALYSIS Slow demise — plea to end suffering of waterbirds in polluted Kimberley wetland 5 min 15 By Tony Carnie
WORLD TOILET DAY Smart sanitation solutions will fall flat without proper maintenance planning, say experts 8 min 2 By Julia Evans
CRISIS OF THIRST OP-ED South Africa’s failing water infrastructure and the worsening plight of the vulnerable 4 min 1 By Adelaide Chagopa
TAPS RUN DRY Gauteng municipalities owe Rand Water R7.3bn, excluding three metros 5 min 7 By Julia Evans
WATER WARS SA’s ‘water wars’ to worsen due to climate crisis, Presidential Climate Commission told 5 min 3 By Julia Evans
WATER CRISIS Water and Sanitation fix — Minister Majodina highlights municipal support, cleaning up Vaal River 4 min 0 By Julia Evans
UTILITY CRISIS Joburg civil society water crisis forum established after tense meeting between officials and residents 5 min 1 By Naledi Sikhakhane
POLLUTED RIVERS Eastern Cape municipalities pump raw sewage into waterways 3 min 0 By Tembile Sgqolana
Water Woes Contaminated Vaal River system stabilised but rehabilitation is far from complete 3 min 0 By Ayanda Mthethwa
ALEX INQUIRY I’m accountable for Alex demolitions, Joburg City Manager tells commission of inquiry 3 min 0 By Unknown Author
WATER WARS, Makhanda Edition Gift of the Givers pulls the plug on the City of Saints 7 min 0 By Carien du Plessis and Greg Nicolson
Vaal River Pollution More money, more time needed to fix contamination in river system 3 min 0 By Ayanda Mthethwa
