Tag Archives: Water Supply

Residents of Knysna frustrated over continued service delivery crisis

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTanya Krause, SABC News, 23 February 2024 A service delivery crisis amid allegations of corruption in the local municipality continues to affect residents in the tourism hotspot of Knysna in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape. Read More

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Access to water is one of the biggest challenges: Ramaphosa

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMercedes Besent, SABC News, 16 February 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa has conceded that access to water is one of the biggest challenges that the country’s communities have been facing. Read More

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SA Human Rights Commission addressing Durban water crisis

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKhethukuthula Xulu, The Witness, 3 February 2024 The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has promised not to give up on finding a solution to the eThekwini water crisis until all areas have running water. Read More

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eThekwini’s water woes a result of gross maintenance delays

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintLwazi Hlangu, Times Live, 20 December 2023 Water and sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu has called on the eThekwini municipality to fast-track water supply projects and infrastructure maintenance. Read More

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Water crisis looms: SA could be out of water within 7 years

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintShanice Naidoo, The Citizen, 21 November 2023 The demand for water will exceed available supply in SA within seven years, with seven of the 13 major water systems in South Africa predicted to run out by 2040. Read More

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Joburg Water to use “Water Shifting” to address shortages

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 10 October 2023 Johannesburg Water says plans to curb water losses and improve capacity at reservoirs in and around Johannesburg are well under way. Read More

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