PODCAST | The Lead: The Joburg Water Crisis Is Not Over

PODCAST | The Lead: The Joburg water crisis is not over

Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.

R760m Infrastructure Upgrade Plan in Johannesburg to End Water Supply Crisis

According to the Premier, water supply has been fully restored in Midrand — the first suburb severely affected by the outage.

South Africa: Cash Crunch Blocks Joburg Water Fix

The crisis facing Johannesburg's water systems is not only widespread structural decline, but a massive financial crisis where there is no money to pay Rand Water, contractors and repair crews.

Lesufi announces R760m upgrade to fix Joburg water crisis

Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says infrastructure failures - not water scarcity - are behind ongoing shortages in Johannesburg, as the province rolls out a R760 million upgrade to stabilise supply.

Gauteng water crisis in the forefront as political parties challenge Lesufi’s Sopa promises

Gauteng’s prolonged water crisis and Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent comments — for which he later apologised — about using hotel facilities during outages returned to the forefront as political parties responded to his State of the Province address. The speech did not provide sufficient detail on how the province would end the chronic water shortages, ActionSA said, while the Democratic Alliance said it lacked actionable and measurable plans to…

R760m water rescue plan: Lesufi moves to end Joburg’s crisis

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has unveiled a R760 million infrastructure investment plan aimed at addressing Johannesburg’s water shortages as part of broader development commitments outlined in his 2026 State of the Province Address.