5 articles tagged with “water crisis”
From Johannesburg's R64-billion water crisis to Lagos's contested informal settlements, African cities face mounting infrastructure deficits that expose the widening gap between urban growth and municipal capacity to deliver basic services.
Cape Town bleeds R460 million annually through failing pipes as dam levels plummet, while national government contemplates unprecedented interventions in Johannesburg and state entities—exposing the compound crisis of aging infrastructure and institutional decay across the region.
Johannesburg's persistent water shortages are creating acute hardship for Muslim families during Ramadan, while lottery jackpots and political developments compete for national attention on February 26, 2026.
As South Africans debate the ethics of political cartoons and social media accountability, the nation's water infrastructure crumbles beneath our feet—a stark reminder that governance failures demand more than symbolic outrage.
Cascading utility failures are creating economic hardship for households across affected regions, with residents losing employment opportunities and facing mounting financial losses from infrastructure instability.