The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”
The latest Green, Blue and No Drop reports show widespread deterioration of water and sanitation infrastructure. Nearly half of wastewater systems are critical, drinking water improvements are marginal and non-revenue water losses remain high in multiple provinces, highlighting urgent need for municipal investment and reform
Half of respondents treat their municipal water by boiling or filtering it before consumption, while 8% specified that they drink only bottled water
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s Blue and Green Drop Reports show that microbiological and chemical compliance are lacking in our drinking water
Raw water sources have high levels of E.Coli and coliform bacteria, posing serious health risks
The last reports were in 2014 but were stopped probably because the results were too shocking to be publicised, water experts say