The Ministry of Water and Sanitation commends the swift action undertaken by the City of Tshwane (CoT), the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) together with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in response to the incidents...
South Africa faces an escalating water crisis driven by infrastructure decay, under-investment and fiscal constraints. National non-revenue water averages 47% and, according to a joint World Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) study...
See powerful images of the Thukela-Vaal Transfer Scheme, capturing water infrastructure, landscapes, and the communities it affects. It is well known that Johannesburg receives most of its potable water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, via...
South Africa’s water networks face escalating sabotage by criminal syndicates known as ‘water mafias’. By destroying infrastructure and exploiting tanker contracts, they profit from people’s desperation while deepening inequality. What began as...
