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E.Coli

The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure
Business
/ 1 February 2024

The Fiscal Cliff | South Africa treads water over municipal budgets and crumbling sanitation infrastructure

Makana’s budget, and those of most municipalities, need monitoring  and the corrupt and wasteful held to account

By Philip Machanick
Local tourism destinations recover to new highs
National
/ 4 January 2024

Local tourism destinations recover to new highs

Durban and Cape Town have experienced tourism growth to achieve economic revenue exceeding pre-Covid-19 levels

By Lyse Comins
Safe to swim in ‘clean’ Durban sea
National
/ 30 November 2023

Safe to swim in ‘clean’ Durban sea

Businesses are hoping the dry El Niño weather pattern keeps high levels of E coli detected in river water from washing into the sea

By Lyse Comins
eThekwini’s R2 million picnic has ratepayers fuming
National
/ 4 October 2023

eThekwini’s R2 million picnic has ratepayers fuming

The metro plans to spend R8.6 million in total on ‘uplifting’ events, but has refused to make available a breakdown of costs

By Lyse Comins
Cholera in the capital: the search for the source
Opinion
/ 1 June 2023

Cholera in the capital: the search for the source

Another national disaster looms as polluted Apies River may be the prime suspect behind the deadly Tshwane waterborne disease outbreak

By Basanda Nondlazi
Tap water is safe to drink in most urban areas but more testing is needed: WaterCAN
The Green Guardian
/ 17 October 2022

Tap water is safe to drink in most urban areas but more testing is needed: WaterCAN

Raw water sources have high levels of E.Coli and coliform bacteria, posing serious health risks

By Sheree Bega
South African rowing in peril as Roodeplaat dam gets choked by plant colonies
The Green Guardian
/ 20 November 2021

South African rowing in peril as Roodeplaat dam gets choked by plant colonies

Poorly treated wastewater in Tshwane is to blame for the water hyacinth and cyanobacteria colonies

By Sheree Bega
There is shit in the Hennops River: ‘No way you can call this water’
The Green Guardian
/ 20 June 2021

There is shit in the Hennops River: ‘No way you can call this water’

E.Coli counts in tributaries feeding the Hennops River run into tens of millions, far above the permitted limit

By Sheree Bega

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