Tag: Water

Contaminated water collected from a household tap in Ennerdale (Image: Dean Daniels)

Ennerdale community furious over dirty tap water

by Viki Stuurman

April 1, 2026

On 1 April, residents of Ennerdale voiced their frustration on community WhatsApp groups after days of inconsistent water supply now worsened by dirty, undrinkable water flowing from their taps. Community ...

Burning tyres at the Golden Highway as Phum’lamqashi residents strike for access to water ( Image: Viki Stuurman)

“WE WANT WATER!” Phumlamqashi residents shut down Golden Highway in protest

by Viki Stuurman

March 18, 2026

Earlier today, frustrated Phumlamqashi Informal Settlement residents staged a protest on the Corner of Wimbeldon and Golden Highway R554 in Lenasia South demanding urgent intervention from Johannesburg Water and local ...

Jonathan Van Der Walt, from the Legal Resources Centre

Op-Ed: Saving Through Water Justice – Jonathan van der Walt

by Admin

July 14, 2025

Saving through Water Justice The Costs of Failure Water is essential for survival. Our Constitution recognises this by entrenching the right of access to water in the Bill of Rights. ...