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Water Contamination

Environment minister proposes new fracking rules for South Africa
The Green Guardian
/ 20 July 2022

Environment minister proposes new fracking rules for South Africa

But the government can’t move on its fracking ambitions until it meets the court order requiring that there will be no environmental damage

By Sheree Bega
Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists
The Green Guardian
/ 24 February 2021

Keep fracking out of the Kalahari Desert’s Kavango Basin – activists

Civil society groups have called on Namibia’s agriculture, water and forestry minister to immediately stop a Canadian company from prospecting

By Sheree Bega
Government considers ban on microbeads after water is found to be contaminated
Article
/ 9 August 2018

Government considers ban on microbeads after water is found to be contaminated

No studies have been done on the health effects of ingested microplastics on humans

By Staff Reporter
Ministry should take over deteriorating wastewater treatment plants
Article
/ 14 August 2017

Ministry should take over deteriorating wastewater treatment plants

The decline in the maintenance of wastewater treatment plants in most towns is alarming and cannot be allowed to deteriorate further

By Staff Reporter
​Lekwa Teemane city manager suspended amid water crisis
Article
/ 2 June 2014

​Lekwa Teemane city manager suspended amid water crisis

The Lekwa Teemane municipal manager has been suspended as officials investigate a water crisis that resulted in the death of three babies.

By Sapa
Illegal Gupta coal mine accused of polluting crop irrigation water
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Illegal Gupta coal mine accused of polluting crop irrigation water

A Gupta-linked colliery has been accused of polluting the Olifants River, a vital source of water for food crop irrigation on farms around Delmas.

By Sipho Kings
Water complaints flood human rights commission
Article
/ 3 March 2013

Water complaints flood human rights commission

The SA Human Rights Commission has received 144 complaints in the past two years about problems with the quality and supply of water.

By Sapa
Bizos: Water to drink is an urgent need indeed
Article
/ 19 July 2012

Bizos: Water to drink is an urgent need indeed

People of Carolina had every right to go to court for the relief sought, irrespective of what others may have done in the past, says George Bizos.

By George Bizos
‘There’s shit in the water’
Article
/ 20 April 2012

‘There’s shit in the water’

Diepsloot’s desperate water situation has tested
the patience of its thirsty and scared residents.

By Phillip De Wet
Weekend of queues and confusion for thirsty Diepsloot
Article
/ 15 April 2012

Weekend of queues and confusion for thirsty Diepsloot

Some Diepsloot residents have drunk their water and prayed while others walked kilometres to find a safer supply after theirs was contaminated.

By Phillip De Wet

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