Delmas man accused of killing neighbour in clash over access to water

Man killed in Delmas over water dispute

The elderly suspect allegedly shot the victim in the eye when he attempted to get water from a tank.

Delmas man accused of killing neighbour in clash over access to water

A 71-year-old man has been arrested for murder following a fatal altercation over water in Sundra, Delmas in Mpumalanga, on Sunday.

Man arrested for alleged murder after water dispute in Sundra

Police have arrested a seventy-one-year-old man for alleged murder following a dispute over water in Sundra near Delmas. The incident happened on Sunday, 08 February 2026, at around 17:00 at a shared residential property in Eloff. Victim and suspect lived at same address in alleged murder Police said the suspect and the victim, a thirty-three-year-old man, lived at the same property. Due to ongoing water shortages, the landlord installed a JoJo …

Water dispute near Delmas turns deadly

A dispute over water between residents in Sundra, Mpumalanga, turned deadly after a 33-year-old man was fatally shot on Sunday. Mpumalanga police arrested an elderly man, 71, in Eloff near Delmas for murder after an argument over water access in the afternoon. The South African Police Service (Saps) said the incident happened around 5pm between the deceased and the suspect, who live at the same address. Dispute over access to Jojo tank ends in s…

Killed for water: JoJo tank dispute leaves tenant dead in Mpumalanga

A simmering water crisis in Mpumalanga’s Delmas area has spilled into deadly violence, after a tenant was shot and killed during a dispute

71-Year-old arrested for murder over water dispute in Mpumalanga

A 71-year-old man was arrested for murder after a water access dispute in Mpumalanga left a 33-year-old shot, igniting community unrest and calls for justice.