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Rivers

Grand plan to clean Nairobi’s rivers – again
Africa
/ 4 May 2023

Grand plan to clean Nairobi’s rivers – again

The Kenyan capital’s three rivers are filthy, with black water bringing odious smells and sickness

By Vincent Ng’ethe
Faecal pollution severely contaminates SA’s rivers, dams – report
The Green Guardian
/ 9 March 2023

Faecal pollution severely contaminates SA’s rivers, dams – report

More than half of the sites showed a high health risk if water
was used for irrigation

By Sheree Bega
US fashion contaminates Africa’s water
Africa
/ 25 September 2021

US fashion contaminates Africa’s water

Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water

By Pascalinah Kabi and The Continent
South Africa’s freshwater fish face extinction
The Green Guardian
/ 12 March 2021

South Africa’s freshwater fish face extinction

A third of our freshwater fish are dying out due to climate change and invasive species.

By Sheree Bega
Why we need the Blue and Green Drop reports: ‘Everyone in SA lives downstream from a sewage discharge point’
The Green Guardian
/ 17 February 2021

Why we need the Blue and Green Drop reports: ‘Everyone in SA lives downstream from a sewage discharge point’

The last reports were in 2014 but were stopped probably because the results were too shocking to be publicised, water experts say

By Sheree Bega
Community Conservation and Resilience
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Community Conservation and Resilience

Winner: Aller River Pilot Project

By Sipho Kings
Getting to the root of erosion: Planting indigenous trees halts river bank collapse
Article
/ 29 July 2016

Getting to the root of erosion: Planting indigenous trees halts river bank collapse

Intaba Environmental Services —
Runner-up: Biodiversity Stewardship Award

By Staff Reporter
AECI is keeping river invaders at bay for better water quality and quantity
Article
/ 29 July 2016

AECI is keeping river invaders at bay for better water quality and quantity

​Wise Wayz Water Care —
Runner-up: Community Conservation Award

By Staff Reporter
Bodies in a Syria river: How did they die?
Videos
/ 19 June 2013

Bodies in a Syria river: How did they die?

Human Rights Watch has conducted an investigation into the dozens of bodies found in a river in the city of Aleppo, Syria, earlier this year.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 27 August 2008

Flooding Indian river shifts course, affects millions

Indian emergency services on Wednesday rushed supplies to 2,5-million people marooned after heavy monsoon rains caused a river to shift its course.

By Staff Reporter

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