South-Africa is regarded as one of the driest countries in the world. The situation is dire for many KwaZulu-Natal rivers, experts and authorities cite ongoing drought and climate change as two of the causes for these rivers shrinking.
The escalating Merafong Local Municipality’s (“MLM”) debt has prompted Rand Water to implement the reduction of bulk potable water supply due to its failure to settle its account. After months of deliberation, the two parties could not find an...
Near Sibongakonke Mdluli’s RDP house in Marikana, Dundee, a hole has been dug to reach the municipal water line, through which water runs only once a day and for short periods at a time. When the water comes on, residents shove and push each other...
When load shedding was at its peak, people bought inverters and switched to solar. Now the water crisis has citizens weighing their options for alternative and augmented water supply. Navigating this landscape can be difficult, so it is important...