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water outages

Mayfair West tragedy — Joburg mother and child die in fire amid water shortages

South Africa

Mayfair West tragedy — Joburg mother and child die in fire amid water shortages

By Julia Evans

Coronationville residents take to the streets, fed up by persistent Johannesburg water outages

Our Burning Planet

Coronationville residents take to the streets, fed up by persistent Johannesburg water outages

By Julia Evans

Rhodes University suspends lectures as Makhanda despairs over prolonged water outage caused by sabotage

Maverick Citizen

Rhodes University suspends lectures as Makhanda despairs over prolonged water outage caused by sabotage

By Estelle Ellis

‘Cruelty of the highest order’ — Gauteng residents decry water situation

South Africa

‘Cruelty of the highest order’ — Gauteng residents decry water situation

By Michelle Banda

Hundreds of millions poured into addressing Johannesburg’s water woes

South Africa

Hundreds of millions poured into addressing Johannesburg’s water woes

By Onke Ngcuka

Amatola Water vows to pull out all stops to keep Makhanda water on for National Arts Festival

South Africa

Amatola Water vows to pull out all stops to keep Makhanda water on for National Arts Festival

By Estelle Ellis

Tshwane unsure when water will be restored as Stage 6 rolling blackouts bite

South Africa

Tshwane unsure when water will be restored as Stage 6 rolling blackouts bite

By Velani Ludidi

Massive explosion and electricity outages leave Nelson Mandela Bay facing a week without water

South Africa

Massive explosion and electricity outages leave Nelson Mandela Bay facing a week without water

By Estelle Ellis

Nelson Mandela Bay households were told to boil tap water, but poor families ‘can’t afford to’

Maverick Citizen

Nelson Mandela Bay households were told to boil tap water, but poor families ‘can’t afford to’

By Mkhuseli Sizani

Drive the crooks and incompetents out of government

Politics

Drive the crooks and incompetents out of government

By Raymond Suttner

Make a plan and fix Gauteng's massive water outages, activists tell Joburg city and Rand Water

DM168

Make a plan and fix Gauteng's massive water outages, activists tell Joburg city and Rand Water

By Michelle Banda

Daily outages likely as Nelson Mandela Bay starts water throttling during crisis

South Africa

Daily outages likely as Nelson Mandela Bay starts water throttling during crisis

By Estelle Ellis