Johannesburg metro police said that the community of Orlando East barricaded sections of a main road.
According to Amnesty International, almost 20 million people in South Africa do not have access to safe, reliable water and 14 million people do not have access to basic sanitation.
Electricity is a “foremost pressing issue” for communities across South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa says, as the country heads into local elections. Africa Check looks at what the statistics reveal about grid electricity supply in our nine provinces, and how it has changed since 1994.
As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots.
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen said that his party led when it came to service delivery.
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on Wednesday visited Site C to follow up on complaints about blocked and overflowing sewers in the area.
It is the people who are the bosses or masters of government, and not the other way round, writes Kenneth Mokgatlhe.
Gauteng Cooperative Government MEC Lebogang Maile said that over the past two decades, there had been a decrease in Gauteng waste management, air quality, as well as an insufficient supply of water and electricity.
IPC provincial co-ordinator Hlomane Chauke said the party should be ready to make an announcement in this regard from Tuesday following Monday’s meeting to “finalise a few issues” and to inform structures across the performance.
About 15 municipalities in Limpopo, Gauteng and North West deposited about R1,6 billion with the bank, suffering substantial losses after the bank failed.
National Council of Provinces members are expected to grill the deputy president about the amendment of legislation to increase private electricity generation with the red tape being cut significantly.
The area has been shut down blocking residents from moving in and out.
Eyewitness News visited one of the voting stations in Delft and asked residents whether they were planning on casting their ballots.
Salga CEO Xolile George said that while councillors did not require any particular qualification, their lack of skills had become a problem.
On 13 April 2011, Tatane took his last breath outside the office of the local municipality after he was struck by a police rubber bullet in the chest.
Goza Primary School in Devland in Soweto has been fighting for proper access to water and sanitation since 2014. With 1,400 pupils to care for, it is facing a crisis. Eyewitness News visited the school to find out more.
Goza Primary School in Devland in Soweto has been fighting for proper access to water and sanitation since 2014. With 1,400 pupils to care for, it is facing a crisis. Eyewitness News visited the school to find out more. #WaterCrisis #BasicRights
It’s important to undertake a frank assessment of some of the most pressing South African issues that our beloved Cde Chris Thembisile Hani fought for, writes Khaya Xaba.
