Water crisis
NMB schools urged to settle municipal debt amid water scarcity crisis
The municipality is also at risk of reaching Day Zero.
Addressing the media on Monday, management at the municipality said while the region was facing a crisis, it had put measures in place to address them.
Morning Review host Lester Kiewit chats to Carel van Heerden, the chairperson of the action group Kgetlengrivier Concerned Citizens.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be visiting the Wemmer Pan on Tuesday morning to inspect the pollution and contamination that's already posing major health and environmental risks.
Wemmer Pan, a lake and recreational area in Johannesburg that forms part of Pioneers' Park, is facing a water crisis. Eyewitness News investigated. #WaterCrisis #WemmerPan
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu was speaking at press briefing on Monday updating on a major maintenance operation by Rand Water.
Residents in parts of the North West have been met with regular water cuts and sub-standard water coming out of their taps but the crisis is not limited to that province.
The commission's officials inspected the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday after it was shut down to avoid distribution of poor-quality water to residents.
Endless torrents of water gush out of broken water pipes in Palm Ridge, in Ekurhuleni, while homes around the pipes don't have access to the essential resource at all. Many don't even have toilets.
Palm Ridge residents living in RDP houses in Ekurhuleni have shared their frustration with Eyewitness News, describing how potable water is running down the streets from broken pipes at a time when many have no access to water in their homes.
Communities in Linmeyer, Risana, Tulisa Park, The Hill and surrounding areas in the south of Johannesburg have been without water for the past seven days.
The communities of Sekhukhune district in Limpopo province say they have been suffering for years with the horrible state of some of their hospitals. Lack of water, staff shortage and mistreatment of their patients - the community says they are in a crisis. Eyewitness News visited the district to investigate. #HospitalCrisis #Sekhukhune
UNICEF and the WHO are also warning that unless governments make progress, billions more people will find themselves in an even worse situation by 2030.
Mosimane is the founder of Crystal Clear Bar Water Holdings, which is based in Rustenburg. She supplies water in Zeerust, where she is originally from, as well as Rustenburg and Mahikeng.
The idea that municipal management can sit back and watch their water infrastructure disintegrate without consequence can no longer be tolerated, writes Yonela Diko.
The water and sanitation department said its working around the clock to deliver water tankers to densely populated areas including informal settlements.
Residents there have been provided with some water tanks after violent protests shut down the area, with residents lashing out at government for leaving them without water for years.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu was speaking at the official launch of the national water and sanitation master plan.
It will spell out government's short, medium and long-term strategy to secure water security in the country.