In the next 12 to 18 months, government will work aggressively to eliminate load reduction by rolling out smart meters, dealing with illegal electricity connections and upgrading infrastructure. Load reduction refers to the intentional interruption...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Western Cape continually provides update to residents on the current status of water availability across the province. According to Ms Ntombizanele Bila-Mupariwa, DWS Western Cape Provincial Head,...
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...
When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban’s low-lying, poor neighbourhoods were hardest hit, with residents losing their homes...