Part of the explanation for the water scarcity in the country is that South Africa is currently faced with a drought. eNCA takes closer look at to what extent that accounts for the challenges that communities are facing.
South Africa is facing a growing water crisis. Climate change, ageing infrastructure, pollution, and unequal access are putting intense pressure on the country’s water systems. As dams run low, taps run dry, and communities struggle, a powerful...
Johannesburg Water has moved to assure residents that progress is being made to improve water supply to Coronationville in the west of the city. The area was the sight of violent protest last month with residents demanding water supply....
South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world. Over 400 towns, especially in the western and central parts of the country, rely on water from aquifers that they pump out of the ground (groundwater). A rural dam of brown, muddy water, about...