The Makhado and Vhembe municipalities are being dragged into court after failing to provide the people of Makhado (formerly known as Louis Trichardt) with sufficient water as required by law. AfriForum is finalising legal papers to force the local...
Municipalities owe South Africa’s water boards almost R2.3 billion, Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said last Thursday. In a written reply to a parliamentary question, she said the “in arrears” portion of this debt, on 31 April...
The international charity organisation, Water Aid, has opened its regional office in South Africa in an effort to improve access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in some of the world’s neediest communities. Officially opened on Wednesday...
Mpumalanga’s Albert Luthuli Municipality is appealing a court order to ensure residents are provided with clean drinking water. Judgment has been reserved in the North Gauteng High Court until tomorrow. Fuming Carolina residents refuse to...
