Elderly residents of QwaQwa in the Free State say they’ve been let down by government. They’re pleading with President Cyril Ramaphosa to assist them in getting water in their taps. Many say they find it difficult to get to the water pump, and they’re forced to resort to paying children to assist them carry buckets back home.
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...
Water, its infrastructure and its delivery have taken a priority position in South Africa’s agenda. While the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) acts as custodians of the country’s water, delivery is done by the local government. These local...
Following the recent media coverage of a borehole that damaged the Gautrain tunnel in Johannesburg, the Borehole Water Association of Southern Africa (BWA) has emphasised that borehole drilling is not an illegal activity and has advocated for the...