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Sputnik Ratau

The Free State town that drowned in sludge after 12 years of warnings

Business Maverick

The Free State town that drowned in sludge after 12 years of warnings

By Julia Evans, Felix Dlangamandla, Estelle Ellis and Nonkululeko Njilo

EOH comes clean and agrees to repay R200m to Department of Water and Sanitation

Maverick News

EOH comes clean and agrees to repay R200m to Department of Water and Sanitation

By Vincent Cruywagen

Emalahleni municipality woefully failing to provide clean drinking water to 500,000 residents

South Africa

Emalahleni municipality woefully failing to provide clean drinking water to 500,000 residents

By Steve Kretzmann and Chris Gilili

First major dam fails as Nelson Mandela Bay battles near certain water disaster

South Africa

First major dam fails as Nelson Mandela Bay battles near certain water disaster

By Estelle Ellis

Limpopo villages still thirsty for access to clean water despite Lindiwe Sisulu’s R143m-pledge

South Africa

Limpopo villages still thirsty for access to clean water despite Lindiwe Sisulu’s R143m-pledge

By Masego Mafata