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Category Archives: Water Security
Treasury asked to not fund councils owing water boards
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintKoena Masale and Michelle Banda, Sowetan Live, 17 September 2025 The water & sanitation ministry is calling on the National Treasury to put in stricter measures to withhold funding for municipalities that default on paying water boards. Read More
Mahikeng residents take to streets over water issues
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSABC News, 25 August 2025 The Public Order Police have dispersed protesting residents of Unit 15 in Mmabatho, outside Mahikeng, with rubber bullets, after they blockaded Bray Road. Read More
Water department heralds securing $10 billion in funding for Africa
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintJarryd Westerdale, The Citizen, 19 August 2025 Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina has celebrated a collective pledge to inject over US$10 billion into African water projects. Read More
Water shortage to hit Joburg and Ekhuruleni
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSowetan Reporter, 29 June 2025 Rand Water is conducting maintenance work on its systems, including at Eikenhof and Zwartkopjes, from Monday to Wednesday, with pumping expected to be reduced to 50%. Read More
14-hour water outages across Johannesburg this week
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintEnkosi Selane, The Citizen, 23 June 2025 Johannesburg residents are bracing for intense water supply outages starting this week. Read More
Water outages continue in Gauteng due to maintenance
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintMarizka Coetzer, The Citizen, 2 June 2025 It is unclear when water will return to the thousands of households across Gauteng affected by Rand Water’s 107-hour planned maintenance. Read More
