While contingency plans are in place, Nelson Mandela Bay residents could soon be without water due to the ongoing drought and low dam levels.

In their drought-busting efforts, Santiago aim to replace thirsty exotic plans with more endemic ones that can handle water shortages.

An oversight visit of eThekwini Municipality’s Water and Sanitation storerooms has revealed a shortage of plumbing materials.

Abbey Richards laments that “over 9 billion litres of water” are wasted in the US each year to maintain the appearance of golf courses.

Why should we worry? Because treating water as a tradable commodity puts a basic human right into the hands of investors.

Residents say they’ve had no water delivered for two weeks and are demanding that President Cyril Ramaphosa address them on the crisis.

‘We are pleading with anyone who can assist us to come forward before we all die because no one can live without water.’

The planned maintenance means that residents in Pretoria will suffer water disruptions between 5:00 and 21:00 on both Tuesday and Wednesday.

The truck driver and a colleague were ambushed by 10 armed men who removed them from the vehicle before setting it alight.

Stinkwater residents told to avoid drinking contaminated groundwater.

It was less about water services and more about service delivery, says the water and sanitation department.

R2 million for each borehole: How did these two senior municipal officials from Limpopo get away with more than R100 million?

A simple solution that can make such a big impact on people’s lives.

Mayor Patricia de Lille: “We are going to have to cut the water off for long hours like with load-shedding”

The penny seems to have finally dropped for Capetonians, as the city has for the first time since instituting water restrictions, reached its usage target.

Santini community in Butterworth remain without electricity or sanitation

It’s time to implement long-term strategies in the face of climate change and population growth

Let it rain, let it pour!

Videographer Heinrich Stofberg captured some beautiful footage as a Limpopo river began to fill up after one of the worst droughts South Africa has experienced in years.

There will soon be a “full-blown crisis” of “distastrous” proportions in South Africa, says Maimane.

Look, it was bound to happen, but no-one thought it would hit this soon and this hard. Eskom aint got the power and, unfortunately, without power there’s no way of getting water to the people.

South Africa is already using 98% of all available water resources and, with summer here it’s only going to get worse.