Sheree Bega
Sheree Bega is an environment reporter at the Mail & Guardian.
Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates
/ 5 April 2024

Daily struggles and uncertain solutions as water chaos escalates

South Africans must learn to adapt, say experts, warning that the crisis will surpass load-shedding

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Polluters could pay for deadly KZN flooding
/ 2 April 2024

Polluters could pay for deadly KZN flooding

South African law might be used to hold major carbon polluters to account for their role in damaging climate events

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SA’s rivers and dams can no longer recover from pollution, say water scientists
/ 27 March 2024

SA’s rivers and dams can no longer recover from pollution, say water scientists

About seven billion litres of sewage are released every day into rivers and dams

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Creecy hauled to court over ‘irrational’ closures around penguin colonies
/ 27 March 2024

Creecy hauled to court over ‘irrational’ closures around penguin colonies

The closures sound the ‘death knell’ for the seabirds

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Hammanskraal: ‘We will only have clean water when Jesus comes’
/ 22 March 2024

Hammanskraal: ‘We will only have clean water when Jesus comes’

Nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of cholera, residents say that their water remains tainted

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Invasive species ‘wreaking havoc’ on SA ecosystems
/ 14 March 2024

Invasive species ‘wreaking havoc’ on SA ecosystems

Invasive trees suck up 3% to 5% of surface water runoff each year while invasive plants reduce the value of livestock production from natural rangelands by R340 million per year

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‘Weak focus’ on climate, environment in election manifestos
/ 13 March 2024

‘Weak focus’ on climate, environment in election manifestos

Political parties are treating the issues as ‘peripheral’ concerns

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