Giving women access to safe and clean water could be what South Africa needs to have a thriving future. That’s according to Amnesty International South Africa, which says women are the ones who mostly suffer the consequences of lack of water due to their role as caretakers, especially now as we grapple with Covid-19.
The 2026 Budget Vote Speech delivered by Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, on 15 May 2026, represents one of the clearest and most significant policy interventions yet undertaken to confront South Africa’s deepening water and...
In South Africa, water is not merely a utility; it is a constitutional promise. Section 27 of the Bill of Rights explicitly guarantees that ‘everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and water.’ Yet, as the latest regulatory audits...
The Ministry of Water and Sanitation, led by Minister Pemmy Majodina and Deputy Minister David Mahlobo convened an urgent meeting on Monday 14 September 2026, with Rand Water, the Gauteng Provincial Government, Emfuleni Local Municipality (LM), the...