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SA is moving backwards with water, says WaterCAN
The latest Green Drop report shows how the country’s rivers are being “turned into sewage channels”
Water and sanitation department ramping up reforms, interventions to avoid water crisis
Of South Africa’s 144 water service authorities, 105 are performing ‘dismally’, according to Minister Pemmy Majodina
SA water woes must not be ‘exaggerated’, says Mchunu
The minister is adamant the country is not experiencing a crisis, despite about half the water in our systems being unsafe for drinking
Severe decline in drinking water quality since 2014
Nearly half of South Africa’s drinking water systems are in a poor state
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.
SA water quality has deteriorated and could pose a health risk – DWS
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s Blue and Green Drop Reports show that microbiological and chemical compliance are lacking in our drinking water
Water sector to clean up its act
The Blue and Green Drop programmes are being relaunched to rebuild SA’s often poorly maintained and ‘looted’ water systems
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