Gauteng residents have been left with no water due to Rand Water’s lack of adequate and regular maintenance of its water infrastructure, says the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng. According to DA Gauteng Spokesperson for Infrastructure...
Load shedding is not just about the inconvenience of being without lights or television and the means to cook a meal, it negatively impacts our ability to earn a living, seek reliable healthcare, have confidence in the cold chain through which most...
The Department of Water and Sanitation has issued a statement to reassure South Africans that the tap water in the country is safe for human consumption. This comes after an article published by TimesLive claimed that a report by travel company,...
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says its tap water is safe to drink following claims that its municipal water supply was one of the causes of the outbreak of the Listeriosis disease in the municipality. The municipality says that its drinking...
“Tap water is safe to drink in Mogale City. Remember, as Gauteng we are leading in terms of safe drinking water,” said Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, in Krugersdorp on Tuesday, 26 February 2013. The MEC...
Following recent media reports that there is no running tap water in the Ngobi Village in the North West Province, the Department of Water Affairs has come out in strong opposition in a recent statement. “The Department wishes to confirm that there...
Access to clean drinking water has been the subject of service delivery protests and even court action. For some communities, having permanent access to the resource has become a luxury. Unhappiness with the pace of delivery has seen many...
Resident of Botshabelo in the Free State are risking their lives daily to access water after their taps ran dry two weeks ago. Women with children brave an almost 2 km walk to nearby hills to fetch ‘filthy water’ from wells and streams....
