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WATER

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Africa
/ 2 September 2024

In Morocco’s drought neighbours battle over water allocation

Severe drought brought a farming village to its knees, but unresolved conflict is its biggest threat

By Salah Mahfoudh
uNomkhubulwane and songs of the water spirits
Friday
/ 12 July 2024

uNomkhubulwane and songs of the water spirits

Nduduzo Makhathini unpacks the philosophy and traditions behind his new album

By Nduduzo Makhathini
Water, water everywhere but Zambia is water insecure
Opinion
/ 20 June 2024

Water, water everywhere but Zambia is water insecure

This is caused by inadequate infrastructure, poor governance, weak legislation and institutions, poor maintenance as well as insufficient data and information

By Leleti Maluleke and Anna Katreňáková
UN report shows decline in some chemical pollutants as new threats emerge
The Green Guardian
/ 19 June 2024

UN report shows decline in some chemical pollutants as new threats emerge

Persistent organic pollutants stay in the environment over decades and longer and are linked to cancer, liver damage and decreased fertility

By Sheree Bega
Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates
National
/ 5 April 2024

Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates

South Africans must learn to adapt, say experts, warning that the crisis will surpass load-shedding

By Sheree Bega
Myriad causes of SA’s water crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 23 March 2024

Myriad causes of SA’s water crisis

Ageing and a failure to maintain infrastructure are among the reasons so many people do not have clean water

By Ozayr Patel
Poor governance exacerbates South Africa’s water crisis
Opinion
/ 23 March 2024

Poor governance exacerbates South Africa’s water crisis

South Africa is a semi-arid country whose rainfall patterns are changing as a result of global warming, but incompetent governance
is another factor that exacerbates water scarcity

By Leleti Maluleke
Joburg water cuts are playing with fire
Editorial
/ 15 March 2024

Joburg water cuts are playing with fire

We have learned to live with sporadic electricity supply but South Africans will not be as kind to the government if our taps run dry

By Editorial
City of Joburg has leaky response when it comes to water 
Opinion
/ 15 February 2024

City of Joburg has leaky response when it comes to water 

Residents log calls and escalate the complaint, but the City of Joburg’s fault logging system appears not to work

By Julia Fish
Tyla: Off the stage and into my heart
Friday
/ 8 February 2024

Tyla: Off the stage and into my heart

The Joburg singer has made a splash with her song Water and everything about her Grammy

By Charles Leonard
South Africa’s Tyla triumphs at Grammys
Friday
/ 5 February 2024

South Africa’s Tyla triumphs at Grammys

Singer-songwriter brings home the award for Best African Music Performance in the category’s first year

By Lesego Chepape
The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure
Business
/ 1 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure

Makana’s budget, and those of most municipalities, need monitoring  and the corrupt and wasteful held to account

By Philip Machanick
OPINION: SA can learn from Australia in dealing with water governance
The Green Guardian
/ 31 January 2024

OPINION: SA can learn from Australia in dealing with water governance

Both are dry countries but Australia has adopted a flexible approach to accommodate local conditions while South Africa has adopted a cookie-cutter model applied nationwide

By Anthony Turton
Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’
National
/ 28 January 2024

Western Cape’s ‘weapons of mass destruction’ entrench ‘water apartheid’

The City of Cape Town has installed meters that limit the amount of water people use but it is hurting the poor, who use far less water than the wealthy

By Raeesa Pather
Senzo Mchunu tells eThekwini to ‘work day and night’ to fix water problems
The Green Guardian
/ 27 January 2024

Senzo Mchunu tells eThekwini to ‘work day and night’ to fix water problems

The water and sanitation minister said the metro needed to build resilience into its water supply system given the flood risks

By Mandisa Nyathi
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Cabinet Report Cards 2023
/ 22 December 2023

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

South Africa has had a mixed bag of environmental ministers over the past 30 years and, bar a few, most have taken the environmental agenda forward

By Sheree Bega
South Africa’s freshwater crisis persists
Thought Leader
/ 22 November 2023

South Africa’s freshwater crisis persists

The blame game will only take us so far down the river

By Anja du Plessis
Failed promises: The long and ‘hopeless’ wait for RDP houses
National
/ 30 October 2023

Failed promises: The long and ‘hopeless’ wait for RDP houses

One resident said that if he could speak to the government, he would ‘plead’ for a safe house

By Lesego Chepape
Cape Town offers lessons on how to save water
Thought Leader
/ 13 October 2023

Cape Town offers lessons on how to save water

Our water use is higher than the global average – and we need to fix infrastructure to reduce losses

By Ozayr Patel
Census 2022: Most South Africans have access to water and electricity
National
/ 11 October 2023

Census 2022: Most South Africans have access to water and electricity

The country’s population now exceeds 62 million people, who are mostly living in formal housing with access to utilities

By Lyse Comins
Joburg water crisis not dampening hospital care
National
/ 6 October 2023

Joburg water crisis not dampening hospital care

Helen Joseph Hospital and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital is surviving on water tankers amidst Gauteng water crisis

By Umamah Bakharia
Taps have been dry for years in Frazer informal settlement
National
/ 27 September 2023

Taps have been dry for years in Frazer informal settlement

The eThekwini Municipality says projects are underway to build proper water infrastructure

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Filthy rivers run through Cradle of Humankind
The Green Guardian
/ 12 August 2023

Filthy rivers run through Cradle of Humankind

Landowners and businesses in the Unesco World Heritage Site are up in arms over municipal sewage pollution

By Sheree Bega
Political meddling and corruption behind eThekwini water woes
National
/ 31 July 2023

Political meddling and corruption behind eThekwini water woes

A lack of necessary skills has also contributed to the metro’s water and sanitation crisis

By Lyse Comins
DRC’s riverside capital running on scarce and dirty water
Africa
/ 25 July 2023

DRC’s riverside capital running on scarce and dirty water

Kinshasa is buffeted by torrential rains for eight months of the year, but for many in this rapidly growing megacity, running water that is safe to drink is a rarity

By Emmet Livingstone
Basotho lose out over new dam that will supply SA with more water
Africa
/ 22 June 2023

Basotho lose out over new dam that will supply SA with more water

Few benefits will flow to the people on whose land the Polihali Dam is being built

By Majara Molupe
We have failed you, Ramaphosa tells Hammanskraal residents
National
/ 8 June 2023

We have failed you, Ramaphosa tells Hammanskraal residents

Cholera outbreak has been a ‘big lesson’ for the government, penitent president says, while promising to fix the problems

By Sheree Bega
How safe from cholera and harmful bacteria is our water?
Health
/ 7 June 2023

How safe from cholera and harmful bacteria is our water?

Experts say cholera is unlikely to end up in tap water. But for how long will it be germ-free, with half of SA’s water treatment plants struggling due to load-shedding?

By Zano Kunene
SA water quality has deteriorated and could pose a health risk – DWS
The Green Guardian
/ 6 June 2023

SA water quality has deteriorated and could pose a health risk – DWS

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s Blue and Green Drop Reports show that microbiological and chemical compliance are lacking in our drinking water

By Ozayr Patel
Editorial: Fix our water crisis now
Thought Leader
/ 2 June 2023

Editorial: Fix our water crisis now

Now is the time for accountability. Our leaders must deal with the consequences of their failures.

By Ozayr Patel
From the archives: The water crisis
Opinion
/ 31 May 2023

From the archives: The water crisis

In 2015, the M&G ran a series of articles about the critical state of water and sanitation. Things have only got worse in the years since then

By Ozayr Patel
South Africa joins countries grappling with cholera on the continent
National
/ 30 May 2023

South Africa joins countries grappling with cholera on the continent

Cholera was largely eliminated from industrialised countries more than a century ago, but there are still a significant number of cases each year in Africa

By Mg Reporter
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