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....
In Snake Park, the evidence of sickness is written in gold dust. Its source towers over the Soweto neighbourhood: A mine dump, loaded with toxic metals, relics of an era when South Africa produced about a third of the gold ever mined on Earth. The...
Police fired rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas at people protesting against water outages in Johannesburg. Protesters GroundUp spoke to said they had been without water for over four days and there had been intermittent water for weeks....
At a media briefing held on 5 September 2025, the MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Cllr Jack Sekwaila, addressed the ongoing water and sanitation challenges facing Johannesburg residents. Acknowledging widespread frustration, Cllr...
