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Environmental experts warn that simply fining municipalities for damaging the environment and polluting water is not sufficient to change behaviour
South Africa’s service delivery woes have attracted all manner of violence. As water becomes more scarce, things will get worse
The report found that a failure to upgrade the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is a health risk to residents
But the public has been warned to remain vigilant
Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods
Cholera outbreak has been a ‘big lesson’ for the government, penitent president says, while promising to fix the problems
The Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is set for a R4 billion upgrade
The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional
Now is the time for accountability. Our leaders must deal with the consequences of their failures.
Another national disaster looms as polluted Apies River may be the prime suspect behind the deadly Tshwane waterborne disease outbreak
In 2015, the M&G ran a series of articles about the critical state of water and sanitation. Things have only got worse in the years since then
The utility assures people they use chlorine to disinfect water taken from Vaal River, making it safe to drink
Water expert says this does not come as a shock as there are several places where raw sewage flows into the the river
The City of Tshwane will allocate R450 million over the next three years to fix the dysfunctional Rooiwal plant, which is polluting water in the area
