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Pemmy Majodina

Ramaphosa says water crisis an ‘emergency that shouldn’t take so long to fix’

South Africa

Ramaphosa says water crisis an ‘emergency that shouldn’t take so long to fix’

By Julia Evans

African leaders eye $30bn for water crisis at high-level talks in Cape Town

Africa

African leaders eye $30bn for water crisis at high-level talks in Cape Town

By Kristin Engel

The reuse of effluent for drinking ’is critical in combating global water crises’

South Africa

The reuse of effluent for drinking ’is critical in combating global water crises’

By Kristin Engel

Communities demand Water Minister Majodina shift focus from illegal connections to leaks

Maverick News

Communities demand Water Minister Majodina shift focus from illegal connections to leaks

By Julia Evans

Gauteng municipalities owe Rand Water R7.3bn, excluding three metros

Our Burning Planet

Gauteng municipalities owe Rand Water R7.3bn, excluding three metros

By Julia Evans

Riverlands residents in waiting game more than two months after dam burst catastrophe

South Africa

Riverlands residents in waiting game more than two months after dam burst catastrophe

By Siyabonga Goni

Minister blames municipalities for Gauteng water crisis, offering four immediate actions

Our Burning Planet

Minister blames municipalities for Gauteng water crisis, offering four immediate actions

By Julia Evans

Only nine of 55 villages get water from controversial multibillion-rand Giyani project

Business Maverick

Only nine of 55 villages get water from controversial multibillion-rand Giyani project

By Bernard Chiguvare for GroundUp

Land reform department ‘failed to conduct due diligence’ on burst Riverlands dams, probe reveals

South Africa

Land reform department ‘failed to conduct due diligence’ on burst Riverlands dams, probe reveals

By Siyabonga Goni

Repeat offender — Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s puzzling streak of defiance

South Africa

Repeat offender — Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s puzzling streak of defiance

By Stephen Grootes

Open vote on Mkhwebane expected while ethics committee clears 194 Inquiry chair and ANC Chief Whip

Politics

Open vote on Mkhwebane expected while ethics committee clears 194 Inquiry chair and ANC Chief Whip

By Marianne Thamm

Shots across the bow from both sides of the House as electioneering for 2024 gets under way

South Africa

Shots across the bow from both sides of the House as electioneering for 2024 gets under way

By Marianne Merten