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Business

Businesses adjacent to state dams may become ‘illegal’

News

Faecal contamination found in unsafe water in schools across five provinces in SA

South Africa

Water tanker mafia and crumbling pipes: Why your taps keep running dry

News

Midvaal’s R220m wastewater upgrade still unfinished nearly a decade after resuming

South Africa

South Africa’s water crisis needs R400bn to fix: Here’s what government is doing about it

News

New dam regulations may devastate small businesses, local communities

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News ‘Corruption of the highest order’: SIU revelations dent SA media credibility

Politics ANC backs down in Eastern Cape elective conference court battle

Politics ‘Our heroes aren’t available for political recycling’: ANCYL slams Zuma for honouring Solomon Mahlangu

News From salaries to crime fighting: How Saps will spend its R127 billion budget

News Rubio’s Freedom Day message sparks cautious optimism for SA-US ties

Opinion

Pemmy Majodina: ‘Water crisis a deep failure’

South Africa

Vaal Dam level drops, but there is good news

South Africa

Vaal Dam drops below full capacity after 20 days: Here’s this week’s level

News

Giyani water project still incomplete after 16 years and R4.5bn

News

Millions lost to water corruption

South Africa

Here’s what level the six major dams in Cape Town recorded this week

News

Vaal Dam celebrates minor milestone

South Africa

Cape Town dam levels drop as water reserves continue to fall

Opinion

Water is life: Building a nation around its most precious resource

South Africa

Vaal Dam levels drop slightly but remain above capacity

South Africa

Here’s what level the Vaal Dam stands at this week

News

Dam owner given seven days to prevent Senteeko collapse

South Africa

Cape Town dam levels continue to drop

News

Lesotho Highlands project: More water coming to Gauteng, but it doesn’t mean taps won’t run dry

South Africa

Senteeko Dam still at risk nearly two weeks after warning

South Africa

Vaal Dam water levels remain above 100% for nearly a year

South Africa

Senteeko Dam still at risk of collapse as emergency interventions continue

News

Residents living downstream Seenteko Dam told to evacuate as department warns of ‘imminent failure’ [VIDEO]

South Africa

Plans to save ‘collapsing’ Senteeko Dam hits a snag [VIDEO]

South Africa

Cape Town dam levels drop to 64.8% as weekly decline continues

South Africa

Knysna dam levels make an encouraging turn amid ongoing water crisis

News

R20m promised to relieve water crisis in Knysna

South Africa

Rainfall season boosts South African dam levels as most rise above 100%

South Africa

Vaal Dam water levels surge above capacity amid heavy summer rains

South Africa

Here’s how full the Vaal Dam will be at the close of 2025

News

Hartbeespoort land audit nears completion as DWS rejects claims of systemic racism