MUNICIPAL FAILURES 21 May 2026 SAHRC probe indicates Gauteng’s water crisis is a man-made disaster Lerato Mutsila 5 min 3
INSTITUTIONAL NEGLECT 19 May 2026 Day one of water crisis hearings ‘arms’ SAHRC for a grilling of government Lerato Mutsila 5 min 3
WEATHERING EXTREMES 17 May 2026 Scientists challenge ‘business as usual’, calling for Southern-led climate scenarios to tackle the crisis Lerato Mutsila 5 min 1
CAPE OF STORMS 11 May 2026 Cold fronts lash Western Cape – one dead, communities flooded and schools shut Lerato Mutsila 6 min 0
WATER CRISIS SPECIAL REPORT 27 April 2026 Water crisis — close to R19bn lost that could have brought water into homes Lerato Mutsila 7 min 4
EMISSION CONTROL 16 April 2026 Clearing the air — government to get tough on toxic ‘rotten egg’ gas Lerato Mutsila 4 min 1
TAPPED OUT 15 April 2026 Gauteng’s deepening water crisis sparks Human Rights Commission investigation — have your say Lerato Mutsila 5 min 1
CONSENSUS JITTERS 25 March 2026 Is the Just Transition slipping away? Power imbalances shaping SA’s energy future Lerato Mutsila 7 min 2
LEGAL CHALLENGE 24 March 2026 ‘Nothing about us without us’: Fishers fight TotalEnergies’ exploration plans Lerato Mutsila 6 min 0
WHAT’S THAT SMELL? 11 March 2026 Joburg’s sulphur smell returns, as do questions over who’s polluting the air Lerato Mutsila 4 min 4
GAUTENG 8 March 2026 Failed by the law — parents’ desperate search for son ends in shallow stream Lerato Mutsila 5 min 4
TOXIC WATERS 3 March 2026 Strand residents demand action over persistent sewage leaks that threaten health and endanger beaches Lerato Mutsila 6 min 0
