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Water crisis

NMB schools urged to settle municipal debt amid water scarcity crisis

By Ronald Masinda

The municipality is also at risk of reaching Day Zero.

  • FILE: The municipality said it would set up water collection points for residents in affected areas. Picture: Supplied.

    Nelson Mandela Bay officials deny claims that day zero is here

    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.

    63 days ago
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    [WATCH] Buckets used to fill empty fire truck due to ongoing Koster water crisis

    Morning Review host Lester Kiewit chats to Carel van Heerden, the chairperson of the action group Kgetlengrivier Concerned Citizens.

    96 days ago
  • The City of Johannesburg recently tested the water at the Wemmer Pan Lake in Johannesburg and found high levels of E.coli due to the raw sewage pouring into the lake. Picture: Mia Lindique/Eyewitness News

    SAHRC launches probe into water pollution crisis at Wemmer Pan

    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.

    182 days ago
  • Water crisis in Wemmer Pan threatens its future in Joburg community

    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

    183 days ago
  • Minister Senzo Mchunu (C) is joined by the chairperson of Rand Water Tshidi Hashatse (R) and Rand Water CEO Sipho Mosai (L) in Pretoria for a press briefing on 15 November 2021. Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter

    There's no water crisis in SA but use water sparingly - Water Minister Mchunu

    Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu was speaking at press briefing on Monday updating on a major maintenance operation by Rand Water.

    273 days ago
  • FILE: Gundo Maswime is a lecturer in the University of Cape Town’s civil engineering department, and he said poor maintenance of aging infrastructure was to blame. Picture: Supplied.

    Expert: Poor infrastructure, maintenance to blame for water supply crisis

    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.

    279 days ago
  • FILE: The commission's Buang Jones said the water and sanitation department should do something about the crisis. Picture: Supplied.

    SAHRC: Water dept must do something about Bronkhorstspruit water crisis

    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.

    306 days ago
  • Endless torrents of water gush out of broken water pipes in Palm Ridge, Ekurhuleni in the first week of September 2021. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News

    GALLERY: Clean water going to waste in Palm Ridge

    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.

    341 days ago
  • Water crisis hits parts of Palm Ridge in Ekurhuleni

    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.

    341 days ago
  • Water tap outside

    After seven straight days of no water, some Joburg residents march on Rand Water

    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.

    348 days ago
  • 'This was not what I envisioned after 1994’ - Sekhukhune’s hospital crisis

    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

    406 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    WHO warns access to water still an uphill battle amid a pandemic

    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.

    410 days ago
  • Picture: pixabay.com

    Charlotte Mosimane is quenching the thirst of some NW communities

    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.

    470 days ago
  • FILE: Humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers fills up a water tank at the Ntsika Secondary School in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News.

    YONELA DIKO: EC crisis: municipal management needs water efficiency KPIs

    The idea that municipal management can sit back and watch their water infrastructure disintegrate without consequence can no longer be tolerated, writes Yonela Diko.

    694 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com.

    SA communities with water troubles to be prioritised, says ministry

    The water and sanitation department said its working around the clock to deliver water tankers to densely populated areas including informal settlements.

    877 days ago
  • FILE: Water tanks delivered to QwaQwa residents in the Free State to mitigate chronic water shortages in the area. Picture: @DWS_RSA/Twitter

    Water Dept 'has plan' to fix water crisis in QwaQwa in wake of protests

    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.

    922 days ago
  • Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu at the launch of her department’s master plan aimed at addressing South Africa’s water crisis on 28 November 2019 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Tshwane. Picture: @NLinSouthAfrica/Twitter

    Water master plan includes dept restructuring, tackling financial woes - Sisulu

    Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu was speaking at the official launch of the national water and sanitation master plan.

    992 days ago
  • Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu during her department's budget vote held in Parliament on 10 July 2019. Picture: @The_DHS/Twitter

    Sisulu to launch to master plan for water crisis

    It will spell out government's short, medium and long-term strategy to secure water security in the country.

    992 days ago
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