“Turn right after the first big tree; my house is the one with the yellow door.” In parts of South Africa, where settlements have grown without formal urban planning due to rapid urbanisation, that could well be a person’s “address”. Having an...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reassured the public that work is being done to stabilise the water supply and improve system resilience in Knysna and the broader Garden Route coastal route. In a statement on Friday, the department...
The International Court of Justice’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change has come in handy for South African communities that are trying to stop global oil company Shell from drilling for oil and gas off the coast. The opinion, handed down...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), the Western Cape Provincial Government, and Witzenberg Local Municipality convened a constructive engagement on 24 December 2025, with the Witzenberg Justice Coalition (WJC) to deliberate on measures...
