Water department in tricky legal waters
- 12 Apr 2013 00:00 - Sipho Kings
- Water affairs is suing Stellenbosch municipality for pollution with only a draft protocol to guide it.
Water affairs without a director general, again
- 08 Feb 2013 15:54 - Sipho Kings
- The exact status of its regular director general, Maxwell Sirenya, is unclear. Reports swing between his being fired and resigning.
Legality of operations a grey area if old-order rights exist
- 09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Nelly Shamase, Matuma Letsoalo,
- Forty-six mines are operating without water licences in SA in violation of the National Water Act, water affairs department documents reveal.
Saving Cyril: Molewa accused of meddling
- 09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Nelly Shamase, Matuma Letsoalo,
- Water Affairs Minister Edna Molewa allegedly intervened to prevent action and possible prosecution of mining companies linked to Cyril Ramaphosa.
Sound water policy: Govt can't do it alone
- 02 Nov 2012 00:00 - Edna Molewa
- South Africa's ecosystems are in a poor state and the challenges of a developing society are huge, writes Edna Molewa.
Carolina residents take their water woes to court
- 25 Jun 2012 13:52 - Sipho Kings
- Residents of a Carolina in Mpumalanga are taking the government to court after six months of waiting for their municipal water supply to be cleaned.
