SA in a water crisis – govt officials admit

Koena Mashale, Sowetan Live, 28 March 2025

SA’s water crisis has reached a critical point, with government officials sounding the alarm over the country’s deteriorating water systems and the growing challenges to providing safe, clean drinking water to millions of citizens. Read More

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Another sluice gate opened at the Vaal Dam

Enkosi Selane, The Citizen, 28 March 2025

The department of water and sanitation has taken decisive action to control rising water levels across the Vaal River system, opening sluice gates at both the Grootdraai and Vaal dams. Read More

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Many struggling with high cost of food

Jeanette Chabalala, Times Live, 28 March 2025

Sarah Makgato says she spends up to R1,700 on groceries. Read More

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Water should be supplied through pipes, not trucks – Ramaphosa

Koena Mashale, Sowetan Live, 27 March 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa says there is no dignity if people are forced to stand in the street waiting for trucks to deliver water to them. Read More

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Water infrastructure overhaul underway to secure SA’s future

 Thando Nondywana, The Citizen, 27 March 2025

Ongoing water challenges are being addressed as government ramps up efforts to improve infrastructure and supply, Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina says. Read More

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Farmers hope for rain while flood risks loom

Marizka Coetzer, The Citizen, 24 March 2025

Some farmers were still praying for the last drops of rain before the turn of the season, while Vaal Dam levels in the Free State continued to increase, raising fears among residents of another flood. Read More

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