NEWS RELATED TO water-and-sanitation

Vaal Dams hit 50% capacity mark as heavy rainfall boosts SA’s dams

Vaal Dam levels increase but expert says our heads are not yet above water

$The public has until 15 January to comment on water use regulation relating to fracking in the Karoo.$

Fracking in Karoo: Deadline for public comment on regulations set for 15 January

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Water pollution: ‘Cities are becoming sick’

Water restrictions in eThekwini suspended to accommodate holiday influx

Water crisis: What lessons did Joburg Water learn from latest outage?

Joburg water outage: Valves stolen in Soweto, further restoration delays expected

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Sweltering heat and dry taps: 86-hour water outage nears end

Plans for new dams slated for end of 2025, while municipal debt to water boards persist

Water crisis deepens: 13% of SA’s water now unsafe to drink

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Vandalism costs Western Cape dam R18 million a year

Vaal Dam levels drop by 15 percentage points in two months, but ‘not a significant concern’ yet

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Joburg Water targets illegal water connections in Emndeni, Soweto

Rand Water rubbishes claims of ‘poisoned’ Vaal Dam water

Vaal Dam levels drop 2% as Gauteng imposes level 2 water restrictions

Let the water plan come together

Vaal Dam at only a third of its capacity

Jo’burg water crisis worsens as authorities scramble for solutions

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‘No drought in Gauteng’, but province is experiencing water security challenges

R10 billion a year spent, but 3 million homes still without running water

Vaal Dam level continues to drop: Here’s what it and other reserves below 50% stood at this week

Mpumalanga dam levels continue to drop. Here’s where they stood this week

Vaal Dam level continues to drop. Here’s what it stood at this week

Vaal Dam levels continue to drop, now below 40%

Here is how much extra Tshwane would pay under level 2 water restrictions

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Gauteng water crisis: ‘The crisis we sought to prevent has now materialised’

‘Our taps are still dry’: Ermelo residents endure three-month water crisis

Water and Sanitation dept warns of cholera detection in Vaal River

Polluted Vaal River puts community health at risk: Forum aims to reverse damage

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: You survived load shedding, what about a water crisis?

Water shedding ahead: eThekwini to implement year-long water restrictions from next week

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Supply from Lesotho Highlands cut, so councils must fix and enforce water restrictions

Lesotho Highlands water shutdown kicks off on 1 October: Here’s what to expect

Water crisis: Level 1 restrictions implemented as demand targeted

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‘Faeces came out of the shower’: Makhanda water crisis leaves students desperate

Vaal Dam levels continue to drop, now 40% lower than last year

‘Action must be taken’: MPs warned that 8 million South Africans could soon be without water

Lesotho Highlands Water Project shutdown to leave Gauteng 80 billion litres short

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Water crisis: Gauteng residents told to take 3 min showers and not water gardens until 8pm

Dam water level crisis looms across SA as spring approaches

R2 billion more still needed to complete Giyani water project

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Vaal River reopens after 398 hectares of invasive species removed

Makhanda hung out to dry by striking municipal workers

Brics bank approves over R20 billion in loans for South African infrastructure projects

Municipal debt at R22bn: These areas could run out of water as boards go bankrupt

Health

Limpopo pupils hit by bilharzia outbreak

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‘My son is starving’: Samwu worker pleads with City of Joburg for relief

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How private sector innovations could address nationwide water shortages

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Water minister Majodina on a mission to plug the holes

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Municipalities now owe water boards R21.3 billion, Majodina says

Palm Ridge residents live in a lake of raw sewage

City of eThekwini pays millions for a handful of useless toilets and showers

Gauteng water crisis raises alarms amid infrastructure decay

City of Tshwane announces tariff hikes

ANC has left Limpopo in a mess, says Rise Mzansi leader

Limpopo in the ‘middle of a water crisis’ – Zibi

Mathabatha admits Limpopo’s water challenges

Water-starved eThekwini families are being charged for “free” municipal water

Heads must roll over dirty water

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Komatipoort’s water woes: Resident finds fish in the tap, sewage spills galore

‘Sabotage, vandalism’ disrupt Giyani water project

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SIU authorised to probe water department’s ‘war on leaks’ project

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Daily news update: MK vs IEC verdict today | Malema counters Steenhuisen’s coalition allegations | Brace for 6-month water shutdown

South Africans warned to brace for massive 6-month shutdown of critical water supply

Courts

Court dismisses Mchunu’s bid to halt IPP operations at Clanwilliam Dam

Dry taps in Joburg just latest symptoms of SA’s water crisis

Mathabatha is not the right man to address Human Rights Day – opposition

Vehicles set alight as protesters demand water and sanitation in Gqeberha

Tzaneen’s blame game over water crisis

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Water crisis: This time you can blame a valve

‘We no longer trust the mayor’: Musina residents skeptical about Zimbabwe-SA water supply deal

Water crisis: The blame culture of non-payment

Still no hope for Hammanskraal

North West allocates R198 million to eradicate mud houses

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Polluting disaster? Rand Water embarks on herbicide spraying spree over Vaal River [Watch]