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African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which exacerbates the problem of antibiotic resistance. Photo: Sustainable Seas Trust
AMR

Microplastics act as ‘rafts’, increasing the threat to environmental and public health

African countries, including South Africa, have limited waste infrastructure and uneven water treatment systems, which exacerbates the problem of antibiotic resistance

  • Jose L Balcazar
5 min read
The government plans to install reverse osmosis packaged units to treat toxic acid mine drainage to optimise the use of water and to help alleviate water stress in Gauteng
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

How reverse osmosis plants will address acid mine drainage and water stress in Gauteng

This initiative aims to recycle contaminated water, reduce reliance on potable water and address environmental concerns

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
About seven billion litres of sewage are released every day into rivers and dams. (Andy Mkosi)
APIES RIVER

Government has known about Hammanskraal time bomb for over a decade – OUTA

The problems date back to about 2008, when large quantities of raw sewage began flowing into the Apies River from the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Tshwane

  • Ferrial Adam
  • Julius Kleynhans
8 min read
File photo by Delwyn Verasamy)
ANTHONY TURTON

‘Gargantuan’ amount of sewage flowing from Joburg pump station

Zandspruit pump is a mess, says Joburg resident, citing load-shedding, lack of maintenance, high effluent volumes and poor infrastructure

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read