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1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · By Warren Mabona and Seth Thorne

   Mpumalanga municipality admits taps are dry – but blames City of Tshwane (opens the original)

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   Hlengiwe Mtsweni sits with empty buckets at the dry tap in her yard in Thembalethu village, Mpumalanga. Photo: Warren Mabona. “We sometimes spend the whole week without getting water from our taps,” said Hlengiwe Mtsweni, a resident of Thembalethu village in Mpumalanga’s Thembisile Hani Local Municipality. “I have to spend R300 every month buying water from people who sell it on our streets.” Sphiwe Ntuli of Tweefontein G village said that they only get water once a week on Wednesdays for just t

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2. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · By Warren Mabona

   Union marches over failing municipalities (opens the original)

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   More than 300 people, led by the South African Municipal Workers Union, marched through Pretoria on Thursday, warning that poor governance is pushing local government into crisis. Photo: Warren Mabona South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) members marched through Pretoria on Thursday, warning that failing municipalities, worsening water shortages and poor governance are undermining service delivery across the country. The march came a day after National Treasury announced it would tempor

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