Water Dept DG blames outages on poor administration by municipalities

Alpha Ramushwana, Eyewitness News, 9 February 2023

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s director-general, Sean Phillips, said the water outages experienced in certain parts of the country were partially due to poor administration by municipalities. Read More

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Rural KZN residents plead with Ramaphosa to hear their cries for clean water

Nhlanhla Mabaso, Eyewitness News, 8 February 2023

We’re one year away from marking three decades of democracy, but the freedoms associated with this remains elusive for many South Africans. Read More

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Load shedding costs SA’s economy R1bn per day, says Mantashe

Kevin Brandt, Eyewitness News, 6 February 2023

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, highlighted the severe impact of load shedding saying it cost the country’s economy R1 billion per day. Read More

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Shoprite staring down a R1bn-plus annual diesel bill

The Citizen, 6 February 2023

Between July and December last year, the Shoprite Group spent an “additional” R560 million on diesel for generators, it says, “in order to trade uninterrupted during load shedding stages five and six”. Read More

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Cosatu joins calls to scrap VAT from chicken

Mpho Sibanyoni, Sowetan Live, 3 February 2023

Cosatu has joined growing calls for government to zero-rate chicken products, saying this will cushion the poor. Read More

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‘It’s a nightmare’: Soshanguve residents open up about water shortages

Khanyisile Ngcobo, Times Live, 2 February 2013

Frustrated Soshanguve residents have opened up on the nightmare of going day to day with little to no water over the past few weeks. Read More

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