Sewage
latest news & developments
Sewage in the rivers as Polokwane water treatment project stalls
Polluted water is flowing into the Blood and Sand rivers
Living in the darkness of a broken city – Johannesburg
We are at the mercy of ageing infrastructure, corrupt municipal workers and city officials who have lost control over Johannesburg
New methods offer hope for sanitation in informal settlements
The groundbreaking sanitation technologies are specifically designed to address problems in these communities
State water projects ‘held to ransom’ by construction mafia
New Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says she will work with municipalities that are in debt, diversify water supply to include desalination and introduce measures to…
Struggle for clean water continues as 14-year crisis in Mpumalanga township worsens
In 2012 the municipality was ordered to fix Carolina’s water problems, but has still not done so
Myriad causes of SA’s water crisis
Ageing and a failure to maintain infrastructure are among the reasons so many people do not have clean water
Spraying toxic herbicide on Vaal River to rid it of water lettuce ‘is criminal’
Water specialists have said the use of glyphosate is in contravention of the National Water Act and is a risk for humans and toxic for aquatic life
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
SA rivers, dams, used as waste disposal systems, says ecologist
The nutrient enrichment problem can’t be solved unless appropriate levels of wastewater treatment are applied
Filthy rivers run through Cradle of Humankind
Landowners and businesses in the Unesco World Heritage Site are up in arms over municipal sewage pollution
Political meddling and corruption behind eThekwini water woes
A lack of necessary skills has also contributed to the metro’s water and sanitation crisis
Residents force Nelson Mandela Bay councillors to walk in streets flowing with sewage
The protesters in Kariega said they had for years been asking for roads and drains to be fixed
Durban paddlers, lawyers take on eThekwini metro over sewage crisis
The Northern wastewater treatment works disgorges sewage into the Umgeni River, which flows into the sea at Durban, polluting the city’s popular beaches
‘Criminal’ that Rooiwal’s upgrade comes at the cost of lives
Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods
Water quality reports are ‘hard proof’ of ANC’s inability to improve performance
In April last year, the department’s Green Drop report identified 334 wastewater systems in a critical condition in 90 municipalities.