Sewage

Blyvooruitzicht: A glimmer of hope between the sewage, rats and fear

Article Thando Maeko - 14 Feb 2020

‘Thrown away like rubbish’ — Residents of what was once a rich mining town have survived the seven years since the mine closed

Tens of millions spent on repairs but sewage still flows in the Vaal

Article Athandiwe Saba - 11 Nov 2019

The Vaal River is the lifeblood for almost 50% of the South African population yet at its banks around the Lekwa municipality, sewage flows into it

R10m to fix Durban sewage plant

Article Paddy Harper - 31 May 2019

There are other costs. The waste has sunk to the bottom of the harbour and E coli levels are dangerous, which means businesses are hurting

SA’s water debt grows by R8-million every 24 hours

Article Sipho Kings - 1 Feb 2019

At midnight on Thursday two municipalities failed to pay their water bills. They aren’t unique. Debt is wrecking water and sanitation services

Rich estate’s dirty, smelly secret

Article Sipho Kings - 18 Jan 2019

Blair Atholl has not only violated its water-use licence, but has also released its untreated waste downstream

Spoiler alert: Raw sewage flows through northern Joburg

Article Sipho Kings - 4 Oct 2018

Irresponsible developers, thieves and homeowners have created a costly problem that is polluting the Jukskei River

Flushing money down the loo

Article Sipho Kings - 31 Aug 2018

It’s no secret that South Africa’s water sector faces big problems. Old infrastructure is falling apart

Call corruption by its name: Murder

Article Editorial - 24 Aug 2018

Allowing infrastructure to break down, because of negligence or direct action, puts lives in danger

The Vaal remains up shit creek

Article Sipho Kings - 24 Aug 2018

Budgetary constraints have resulted in a plan that won’t cope with Sedibeng’s sewage flow

50 000 litres of sewage flow into SA’s rivers every second

Article Sipho Kings - 21 Jul 2017

Every second, 50 000 litres of sewage flow into the country’s rivers, a result of no maintenance because of corruption and incompetence

The shit still flows through Deneysville and Refengkgotso

Article Sipho Kings - 4 Jul 2017

Two years after government promised to solve the problem, sewage sits in yards as pumps stand idle.

Northern Works sewage nightmare turns Jukskei black

Article Sipho Kings - 3 Nov 2016

Environmentalists fret after a treatment plant again spews raw waste into the Gauteng river.

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